Forward Steps

I left behind what caused me pain, 
No need to walk that road again. 
The cracks that made my spirit ache, 
Are lessons now, for me to take. 

I won’t return to what once was, 
I’ve learned to pause, reflect because 
The past is gone, the future’s new, 
I’ll move ahead, my path in view

I won’t return to what once was, 
I’ve learned to pause, reflect because 
The past is gone, the future’s new, 
I’ll move ahead, my path in view

--Autumn C.-S.,6th-8th Grade