Finding Peace.

I had to go home so I could move on
To see the past was past and is no more,
To know the end of this long marathon,
And leave behind the memories that tore.

I made mistakes that still make me feel raw,
I know that I was no child paragon
There were things there I had not faced before,
I had to go home so I could move on.

So I went back to my home town, drove on
To see the house where I had lived before,
And walk past the old school where I had gone,
To see the past was past and is no more.

I did the thing that I solemnly swore
That I would never do, but done is done,
I wanted to lay down the pain I wore
To know the end of this long marathon.

Remembering the things I'd undergone,
My eyes took in the changes that I saw,
My mind was able to let go, be done
And leave behind the memories that tore.

I saw the past but also there was more,
I went in search of peace, this time I won.
To find the balance I was searching for,
I found the future, strange phenomenon,
I had to go home.

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