Why look back on an empty past
because you hate where you are today,
trouble with your struggle on life’s path
leave you lost along the way?
 
Set your sights toward the future
for today they appear so much brighter,
wearing the clothes that best suit you
carry a load just a li’l bit lighter.
 
The past may paint a darkened picture
upon a blank canvass that you may bring,
letting you hang like a framed fixture
on a wall of worthless things.
 
When the future offers new hope
a place where opportunity can be found,
holding fast to your goals of potential
persevere if setbacks come ‘round!
 
It may not be easy, but you have a gift
whose wings have the lift to fly the bend,
you’re in a race not given to the swift
but he who endures to then end!