Past, Present, Future

I lived a life of sorrow and pain No rest for the weak, no hope of gain A trapped soul and broken heart A lack of love from the start A spark of hope hastily smothered A glimpse of light quickly covered No choice in life but to cower in fear Forced to sit and drown in my tears "Don't make a sound and don't talk back Do what you're told. Don't give us flack!" I sink deeper in a pit of despair I cry inside, "this isn't fair!" Then water couldn't dowse, sand couldn't smother A certain spark of truth in another When the truth came out and the culprit was caught We finally let go of the lies we were taught I escaped a life of lies and deceit Now it's up to me to stand on my feet Now I start over... let go of the past A new life is mine... the old, outcast Now I smile as joy floods my soul I know happiness now and my life feels whole I've let go of my past. It's over and done But my future is bright like the shinning sun