Tomorrow

Yesterday
was the last day.
The last day I wrote
and accepted farewells
forever engraved on my soul.

Yesterday
was the last day.
The last day I walked
among the blooming trees
that had been my refuge from fear.

Yesterday
was the last day.
The last day I allowed
memories to wash over me
like so many nights out in the storm.

Yesterday
was the last day.
The last day I delved
into a smooth cedar chest
that held heartbreaks and healing.

But that was yesterday.

Today
was the first day.
The first day I ventured
out into the wider, vaster world
beyond my childhood haunts and havens.

Today
was the first day.
The first day I traveled
past the city limits on a dusty road
with none but my conscience for company.

Today
was the first day.
The first day I left behind
my broken years and heavy heart
in exchange for a fresh page, a new start.

Today
was the first day.
The first day I discovered
that old things can be renewed
and that our past does not define our future.

Today the road extends to possibilities.