Moving On...

Pack up your bags, but you still carry your worry with you...

Duct tape over and around

What did I do wrong?

Cut off more tape

Why did I do that?

Paste it on the other side

I wish we could forget that moment

Stick a fragile sticker on the side

I heave the moving box on the side of the truck

Hoping for a chance to start anew

In a new town

In a new house

In a a new life

Many would see this as running away

I don’t agree

I see it as running toward

Running toward hope

Running toward a new life

To forget my mistakes

My actions

My words that cut through others

Through myself

The inability to forgive myself will continue to haunt me

They say….

What, will you keep moving whenever something goes wrong?

No, just enough until I stop making those mistakes.

This short piece represents a young person packing up and running away from their past mistakes. They are unable to forgive themselves, and as a result, choose to distance themselves far away from their previous life. Concerns brought up by others cause the person to reason with themself. Running away won’t fix your problems, as they will follow you wherever you go.