As He Moved On

Like an autumn leaf
He was hopeless
Floating aimlessly as the winds carried him
To places he was not known to.
But he did know he had lost
Lost in every sense of the word
And he realized
He had to move on
Before it was too late.

As he moved on,
The sun looked brighter for a few days
But then it rained
And it rained heavily
Was it possible that one rain could wash away
The memories and the pain,
The dreams shared together
All those promises made in vain
It rained again for the next couple of days
And he reminded himself that
He had to move on
Before it was too late.

As he moved on,
He tried to hate her
He grew angrier day by day
Not with her but with himself
Angry because he couldn't hate her
After all that she put him through
He didn't know why
But he still loved her
He thought about her every night
Every night, he lived his past again
Her smile, their holdings hands,
Their relationship, and everything in that frame
But the truth remained the same
And so did the decision
That he had to move on
Before it was too late.

As he moved on,
Finally, the rain did stop
And the wounds did heal
But the scars were there
And so was the pain.
Maybe It was too late now, he thought
He couldn't leave those memories behind
Or perhaps those memories won't leave him
He was too tired to even try
But he knew he had to move on
Before it was really too late.

As he moved on
He learned to let go of the pain
While holding on to the memories
Not by running away from the past
But by accepting it.
Not by letting hatred rule him
But by filling his heart
With forgiveness and gratitude
For the girl who brought him love
She left an indelible mark
On those beautiful chapters of his life
But now those chapters were over
And the page had to be turn over
And so it did.
Maybe too late
Or maybe too soon.