Courage To Move Forward Poem by RoseAnn V. Shawiak

Reluctantly sitting back, yielding to a time that kept
me locked away because of circumstances that couldn't
be handled.

Too young to be able to fully comprehend the situation
and all of it's many details, so tired of holding onto
them now, letting them go into the vast universe so I
may be free of them at last.

Tearing this mind apart with all memories kept hidden
away through the years, watching, waiting, wondering if
any of it would just disappear.

Delivering self from painful thoughts, letting the armor
fall away that has been protecting memory's feelings all
these years.

Seeing it all dwindle, lying upon the floor of this mind,
gives courage to move forward even more than ever before.