New Beginning

Today I put the past behind me.

I’m forgetting my regrets that confined me.

What’s the point of holding on to mistakes you can’t change?

I’m one step closer to who I want to be.

I no longer see the lies inside of me;

I’m leaving them all behind.

I’m finally breaking free.

I’m looking for a new beginning.

My past life is ending.

I’m wiping away every trace of the person I used to be.

I’m searching to find a new beginning that is me.

Today I stepped on the path to my future.

I’m leaving behind my fears that kept me from this endeavor.

I’ve left it all behind at last, and I’m never looking back.

I’m finally on track.

Originally, this poem was a song that was written years ago when my older sister, Samantha, was struggling with a difficult time in her life. I decided to revise it this summer as a poem because of all of the emotions I was sorting through, and my younger sister, Victoria, was dealing with some of the same struggles Samantha went through. Letting go of the mistakes I've made is something I struggled with, and writing this poem, was a big step in moving on for me.

I want this poem to be an encouragement to my sisters, but also to anyone who reads this article. We don't have to hold on to our past mistakes, and we can have a new beginning because of what Jesus Christ did for us two thousand years ago.

1 John 1:9 "If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness" (NIV).

~For my sisters. I love you.~