Memories
I take a step back.
I look over my shoulder.
A distant past.
A world that just might’ve been colder.
I hesitate.
Should I see how I was?
What I was like back then?
Memories start to flood in,
As if I had answered a call.
It all twirls around me,
Causing me to stumble and fall.
I’m scared, I remember,
All the things in my past.
It wasn’t horrible,
But it wasn’t the best,
And I don’t want those memories to last.
I gather my strength,
Tears flooding my face,
And command the sadness
To wash away.
I knew I could do that,
It was my own mind!
But what I got in return,
Was a pleasant surprise.
I turned.
I smiled.
I laughed at the memories.
These new memories were the happy times,
Those moments I cherished,
And the moments I had happily cried.
They danced across the blank space,
Turning it into a grand valley.
All that sadness and pain went away,
Because all I wanted to be was happy.
After enjoying their company,
I knew it was my time to leave.
I picked myself up
And parted ways
With those lovely memories.
I had a new goal in mind,
I needed to be the best I could be.
Because I want my life
To be full of those
Happy
Memories.