Unleashed ©Dawn Minott

On By Dawn MinottIn Poetry

To live in regret
is to live within the length of a leash
that connects to the past—
a chain that binds dreams
holds joy hostage
and tightens with every memory replayed

How long will you stay caged in
the could-have-been
the should-have-done
the moments you let slip
through your hands?

How long will you wear the past like a collar
like a weight that pulls you back
like a shackle that stifles breath
makes you small
makes you stay?

The past is nothing but a paper tiger—
it has no growl, it has no bite
If you but move t’ward the light
feel the warmth on your skin
each step a defiance
each breath a reclaiming

Regret may whisper
but you are louder, still
You are
the breaking of chains
the choosing of joy
the walking away
You are bound only to the future—
where you run free
where you rise
where you live life,
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