Farewell to My Former Self

poem

4-27-2024

California, PA

A little girl so sad and blue.
She had a grim grief no one knew.
Tears flowed inside her tired soul,
And death became her only goal.
The girl grew old as living took its toll.

Farewell sad self from long ago.
Back then you had nowhere to go.
You squandered your soul
And knelt inside a lonely dark hole.
Can you believe we dug us out?

Now you sail the sordid seas.
Brave and bold you bring monsters to their knees.
Stronger now and in love with life.
You don’t back away from strife.
Who knows just where you’ll be
In the years we’re yet to see.