Memories filter through my mind
From years back to this past time
My heart twists with stored up emotions
Unsure of how to see this person
The twists and turns of life have brought
Me to a place far from that spot
Now I look at them and try to see
Where in that picture would be me
So different from who I was back then
Would I still call them my friend
Whose hearts would I have broken in time
In return who would have broken mine
The changing of time could hardly grasp
Everything that’s become a mask
Would they be surprised by me
I am not who they expect me to be
Their memories of me from when
I was loud only to hide what was within
Changed from the inside out
This new confidence I found has no doubt
I know I made the right choice to leave
But I can’t help thinking where I would be
The memories pass and the moment fades
My life now is where I am today
I miss my friends and the laughs we shared
I know how much they all cared
But time has made it clear to me
This is where I am supposed to be
Through this journey I have become
A person humbled from what I came from
Seeing this path laid before my feet
I’m excited for who next I get to meet
The people I’ve known will stick with me forever
As someone who helped shape me for the better
These thoughts will fade with a tear down my cheek
As I will go on to start another week