Walking on

I walk…
Leaving the past behind.
Envision a future,
Which will be only mine.

Burn the memories that haunted my head
Detach from those who left me stranded
Forget those regrets and resentments
And awaken to the light ahead.

But before I move on
To the new horizon that calls upon
I look back one last time
To see the trail of ashes, I leave behind.

The black path, is now just dust
But there still remains a certain glow.
In the ashes of the past, that lay before
Remained a few cinders of memories that glowed with warmth

I walk behind, one last time
Picking those cinders,
Etching them in my mind.
Leave the ashes, leave the past
Turn around and walk on….