Heavy Load

Long has my journey been, on this road of life,
I have stumbled upon my share of road blocks
and dead end signs.
The pavement worn and cracked beneath my feet,
sounds of my footsteps echoing into time.
These miles I have walked have shown
both pleasure and pain,
summer suns have beaten down upon my face,
thunderstorm have quickened my pulse.
Love has crossed my path a time or two
lingering for a sweet moment,
before drifting away on the winds of time.
Misfortune has befallen me as well
left me withered and weak in heart,
yet my journey continues on.
All these memories , I have carried with me.
The knapsack within my mind has grown battered and torn.
Its contents weighing heavy upon my soul,
its cargo, cumbersome.
And with this realization, I kneel slowly
place it on the road in front of me, step over it,
and continue my journey renewed.
With weights lifted , my steps are so much lighter,
such relief this seems to be,
free from the past and ready to be renewed.
And with a lighter step and a clearer mind
I set off again into the sun.