Last Night

Last night
I allowed myself the luxury
Of a distant memory.
I let myself
Look at your face
And gave permission for my mind to race
Through the times
When things were wrong and good,
and later, right and painful.
In the blink of an eye
I began to remember
Every reason I had ever been there
And the reason
I'm leaving it behind.
Last night
I forgave myself my unchangeable past
and swore for a new beginning.
Last night
I let my old me die,
So today I could start living.