Moving On
By
Lisa A.Williams
It is said-
We must move on,
leave the ache
in its hollow place
darkened by memory,
worn away by years.
We fed it with
sorrow,
re-sensitizing the
fear born
remembrances which
made
us who we are, yet
held us prisoner
in that familiar
place as we fruitlessly
reached for something
we still hungered for.
Only by starving the
past
Can we fill ourselves
with
the future which will
nourish
all those laid down
dreams-
Awakened by the vacancy
moving on has opened our hearts to.
Only by starving the past
ReplyDeleteCan we fill ourselves with
the future which will nourish
all those laid down dreams-
What a lovely stanza. Perfect in every sense. Your poems are precious my friend!Thanks so much for visiting my blog!Your words are always appreciated.
Moving on is like a reawakening! So much waiting out there when one is ready for that moment!
ReplyDeleteTouches the heart
ReplyDeleteYes,by feeding sorrow you become prisoner of your past. To move on you have to nourish your dreams for future.
ReplyDeleteA soul-stirring piece, Lisa. Sometimes moving on is the best option. Beautiful, as always!
ReplyDeletewe feed it with sorrow. loved this
ReplyDeleteOnly by starving the past - Excellent line and what a thought. Some words of hope here in life's turmoil. Great emotion.
ReplyDeleteLisa,
ReplyDeleteSometimes leaving the past behind is the only option, to secure the future...though, there are times when we cling to fragments of the past...
Eileen
A very poignant piece yet very frank and very true!!
ReplyDelete"Starving the past" is brilliant...so true. Moving on can be so hard...well, at least it has been for me at times. Wow Lisa, true depth here.
ReplyDeleteThere is lack of nutrition in the past, that's for sure.
ReplyDeleteSo true that only when we starve the past, we can fill the future. You got me nodding on that one. Nice.
ReplyDeleteThank you everyone!
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