I take a step back.

I look over my shoulder.

A distant past.

A world that just might’ve been colder.

 

I hesitate.

Should I see how I was?

What I was like back then?

 

Memories start to flood in,

As if I had answered a call.

It all twirls around me,

Causing me to stumble and fall.

 

I’m scared, I remember,

All the things in my past.

It wasn’t horrible,

But it wasn’t the best,

And I don’t want those memories to last.

 

I gather my strength,

Tears flooding my face,

And command the sadness

To wash away.

 

I knew I could do that,

It was my own mind!

But what I got in return,

Was a pleasant surprise.

 

I turned.

I smiled.

I laughed at the memories.

 

These new memories were the happy times,

Those moments I cherished,

And the moments I had happily cried.

 

They danced across the blank space,

Turning it into a grand valley.

All that sadness and pain went away,

Because all I wanted to be was happy.

 

After enjoying their company,

I knew it was my time to leave.

 

I picked myself up

And parted ways

With those lovely memories.

 

I had a new goal in mind,

I needed to be the best I could be.

Because I want my life

To be full of those

Happy

Memories.