The Past Inside

I will keep the past alive in me
It will not be forgotten
There will always be sad history
And a path that’s not been trodden.

There are dreams that have been cast aside
And faith that has been crossed
Emotions bottled deep inside
And a home that has been lost.

Everything I’ve left behind
All the joys and tears
Is forever and ever only mine
And shall not fade with years.

I do not wish to change the past
To turn back time, to make it last
For my history has given me
The amazing gift of clarity.

I am what I am, though may not know
Exactly who that is or where I’ll go
But I am willing to be what I must be
For then, for now, and for eternity.