BURY YESTERDAY
I do believe and always will…
That we should put away…
The fears and tears that came to pass…
When it was yesterday.
I am convinced beyond a doubt…
That once a grief is done…
We’re better off forgetting it…
To view a brighter sun.
Of course at times we do regret…
What happened in the past…
But memory just serves to make…
The pain and torment last.
The only thing for us to do…
Is profit from mistakes…
By doing this we live and learn…
To detour mental breaks.
For those who dwell on things gone by…
Are on a bumpy track…
If only they would realize…
The past cannot come back.
The present looms before us…
We face its grueling test…
So we should bury yesterdays…
Because it’s for the best.
By Ben Burroughs