Removed

There was once a past
That I wished to simply
Survive -
For that moment,
At that time.

Now there's a past
That haunts me
Like the ugly demon on
The king's back.

I have dreams to live,
I want to new experiences,
I wish I could have faith,
I've desires too..

But this formidable past
Hangs onto every corner of
My soul, it's glued
Itself all over what is.

And..so..

Alone, I stand facing
The heartrending
Truth of what my life once
Was,

Removed, I live from
What I can
Make happen and
What I can be.