Leaving The Past Behind Poem by Mahfooz Ali

Looking to the future
Is like a suture
Closing the wounds of time
That we received while on this mountain of life we climb
They say never look down
If you did you would be the fool
For you would be looking into your past
And will make you fall real fast
Into the depths of self pity
That makes you feel real crappy
If there is one thing I can teach from this poem
Or may be you will learn on your own
Is that life can be harsh and unkind
But it's not half as bad, when you leave the past behind.