Bystanders
I am no bystander to this life I live
W here I am today is the result of things that I did
To blame the world or the jokers I've crossed
Would be irresponsible and a complete bust
They played their parts and so did I
And I've spent a few years of cleaning time
The messes that were made by many hands
It fell on me to draw up a cleansing plan
Still a ways to go but making strides
Until I reach the days that I'm free to shine
Lost will be the heartaches of yesteryear
Glory a constant and days of no fear
It's cleaning time for this wayward soul
Progression and triump the number one goal
Far from who I was but still finding myself
I'm responsible for my happiness; no one else
Saying goodbye to the past and hello to my truest self
Amazing is the heart which is so full of hope
A force to be reckoned with unlike anything else
Cleared away are the cobwebs and dusted off is my heart
I'm grateful for the future I've been able to start
To the bruises and scars that've been made along the way
Rest in the past for you can no longer accompany me on my way
You have your place and can stay in the hands
Of the giver of your pain and the source of your plan
Me? I've faced my demons head on in the light
Forcing them out and leaving them behind
No bystander to the life that I had been living
But in taking responsibility myself I have forgiven
And in this breath of new beginnings
I've gained a life and a future worth living
Copyright © Carrie Delatte | Year Posted 2016
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