Growing Up

A new beginning.
Warm rays caress my face.
The storms that raged are over,
There's a new calm today.

I've so much to do.
It's time to right my wrongs.
I'm blessed with a new gift.
I must carry on being strong.

Adolescence is lifted.
I have this new perspective.
I'll practice this new found discovery.
I must change the way I live.

Memories seem picturesque.
I see every fragment of my past.
The rebellious, hard-headed fool I was,
Seems finally to have changed at last.

A new beginning.
I embrace the warm daylight.
Today it all begins anew,
I've grown up overnight.