Letting Go

It seems I’ve reached a point in life
Where one must stop and pause
And think and feel and ponder
For a needed but sad cause

At first I was lost
And did not see
What this time of life was for
It only confused me

And then suddenly it all made sense
What this point of life was for
A time to let go, of all I have been
And my heart’s a little sore

Letting go, simple phrase
That’s all I have to do
But how do you leave behind
All that has made up you

The confusion is a little less
I understand the time
But to go through with it’s request
Feels almost like a crime

How can I leave behind my past
Forget who I have been
And yet to not learn and grow
Would also be a sin

My heart it cries
And does no know
If it wants to hold on
Or is ready to let go

I’ve heard a song
A poignant tune
About this “letting go”
I’ll listen to it soon

And listen to the words it says
About the healing power
Of letting go of the past
Though at first it may feel sour

How life moves on
And time goes by
And moving on
Comes with a sigh

But in the end it’s for the best
I know this truth and so,
Although it hurts to think about
I’ll face this “letting go”

I’ll leave behind the child I’ve been
The young women I’ve become
And as I grow I’ll keep in mind
The song I know, and hum

So time will pass
More change I’ll see
But through letting go
I’ll find the new me

Source: Written the summer before college