No Looking Back Poem by Shilesha Johnson

I know that in 08
I made many mistakes
So many things I wish I could take back
But this is a new year so their is no looking back
No wishing for things I never had
No more dwelling on the past
Anything that once happened before
Can eventually be surpassed
I want a new start
Whatever I had to endure last year
I’m looking to depart
And for the People that may have drifted from my life
I’m going to make sure that it stays that way
For I am starting a new chapter in my life
although my experiences can never be erased
I’m pages away from my old life
And things that went wrong I’m not looking to make right
See people have done me wrong
And I’ve become a better person
I am now able to move on
Past the drama
And past the confusion
No matter how hard people tried to hold me back
I managed to keep movin
And I know that that’s what they hate most
But I respond to that by making a toast
A toast to a new begging and a goodbye to my past
If you were left in my past
You can’t be carried over
For their was a reason our friendship couldn’t last
now I’m much more mature bolder
And whatever the reason was, I’m not looking to know
Because the moment I counted down to one
Was the moment I let go