They Were Good Then

First of all, they were good then.
Does that make them good enough

Now, as memories? Enough
For what? Other memories?

You’re judging the decisions
That led to those memories,

Memories merely outputs
From the system that would know

Itself but doesn’t, as yet,
Couldn’t. Your good memories—

You sort through them now, re-feel
Associations. How much

Do they gain or lose, sharing?
The second function. Can thought,

Whether what’s remembered was
Vicious or sweet at the time,

Offer you something could be
Used now? This has been good, now.