Move On Poem by Edwina Reizer

I wish that I could undo things,
Things that I have done.
But, alas I know that they are over,
Every last one.
And so I must content myself
With just the thought alone
That to rue them in my memory
Has helped me to atone.

Little things that seemed so small
But had a big effect
Seem to linger like an albatross
Hanging ‘round my neck.
Surely I can shake them loose
And let them trail behind.
And all the mistakes that I have made
Would never leave me blind.

I can tell you of the things I’ve done
That make me very proud.
I can shout them, tell about them,
Say them all out loud.
These things too, that may seem small
Give me reason to smile.
They take away the blindness
That’s with me for a while.

And so to err is human.
We learn this as we live.
But to wallow in them and not move on
Is not to forgive.
Let all that’s bothersome be put aside.
Let the hurt be done.
For you cannot take back what’s in the past
Or make it come undone.