Acceptance

Story ID:	3043
Written by:	Catherine AimeeRuth Grainger (bio, link, contact, other stories)
Story type:	Poem
Location:	Mauston Wisconsin Untited States
Year:	2007

Acceptance

The past is forever just out of reach,
Though not always out of sight.
The lessons we have to teach,
Are the choices we believed were right

My life has not turned out to be
All I had hoped for in every way
I am not exactly the perfect me
Nevertheless, I live it anyway.

I used try to understand,
Where my path altered so,
And led me to who I am
Accepting that I will never know

Has brought me peace of mind
Looking back takes me nowhere
There is nothing there to find
Except these gifts to share

Be proud of who you are today,
If you have used this day to grow
Forgive the person you were yesterday.
Have faith in whom you may become tomorrow,

Learn from every circumstance
Face your faults with honesty
Each day is a new chance
To fulfill your destiny