Past and Future

I no longer wish to be a prisoner of my past,

Every dawn begins a new phase;

I no longer wish to dwell on misgivings of yesterday,

Today, I wish to embark on a new way;

I no longer want to chastise my past self,

My past self is what I build on today;

I no longer wish to remain angry at those who came and left,

The ones who stayed heard the truth my heart meant;

I no longer wish to look at my younger self with ignorance,

My younger self taught me lessons with grace;

I no longer wish to erase a part of my past,

It has provided me wisdom so vast;

I no longer wish to rush to grow up,

My life will unfold as its meant to be;

I do wish to learn from my younger self,

Thoughtfully, in its warm loving embrace;

I am thankful to my younger self for its patience,

It didn’t give up and built my resilience for the present;

I wish today commences a new chapter,

Where I stand on deep roots of past to rise higher;

The past, once a burden,

Is now the foundation upon which the future is written.