Life Anew

The ashes of my childhood, the scars that still run deep
Memories that still yet trouble even when I sleep
The hold that carried all these years now begins to lift
Events and voices of far away, now given like a gift

My spirit so long truly buried has opened at long last
To give me needed courage to face the spectre of my past
Rejection and pain, of undeserved and ugly torment
Had too long lain inside my mind, unaired and till now dormant

Mourning of a childhood innocence lost
The price that was paid, was too great a cost
The tormenter of the early days now dead
Muddled thoughts began flowing anew, to fill my head

No longer can I mourn the innocence that now has gone
I must start again to live life and forget the wrongs
No longer can I hate with so much anger and fury
For now, my past, only I can truly bury

While much was lost, much more has been gained
Like the growing of seeds from the skies gentle rain
Events now have given much thought and reflection
A voice in the night has brought forth connection

I've been given the tools to relinquish the sorrow
The focus now bright on the dawn of tomorrow
A turning point now met without strife or fear
The blueprint of life now made crystal clear