It’s hard for me to forget what
Everyone else wants to remember
I just want to leave
The past behind
Because they don’t remember
What I remember
They didn’t see
What I saw
They didn’t experience
What I experienced
I want to be rid
Of that part
Talking about it
Remembering it
Will only take away from
What I’ve been given now
And yes, throwing that away
May cause me to throw
Some pieces of
Myself away
But I can
Honestly say
That those pieces
Aren’t meant to stay
Who I was
Is not who I am
Where I was is
Nowhere near where I am
And I just want
That to be known
I put in my time
I did my grieving
Now it’s time
To start living
