Constant metamorphosis
Cannot undo past realities.
Heritage and origin
Remain set once cast.
Growth and empowerment
Are forever before us,
But we cannot transform
Without carrying the past.
Remembered or forgotten,
Experiences create shape
Beyond any given moment
For us to configure.
Wishing and wanting
Provide no escape.
The harshest influences
Of our history still linger.
Desiring to overcome
And create something better
Requires and embrace
With the ghosts of our affliction.
Such bitter tastes
Often burn as they’re swallowed,
But sorrow’s recompense
Is the price of our ambitions.
