Don’t Linger

Linger not over the painful past,

Harsh memories will go, if not fast.

But you, my soldier, keep moving on,

I promise, your worries will soon be gone.

I know it still hurts and haunts you;

You cry alone at night, feeling blue.

Your emotions, you try to suppress,

But that is where you transgress.

Be sad if you want to be sad;

Be mad if you want to be mad.

But dare not linger, my friend,

Yet for the world, dare not pretend.

Your spirit and soul are strong;

In the present is where you belong.

So keep on striving and thriving;

Dead souvenirs, you need to stop reviving.

It is called the present because it is a gift;

Heavy clouds over your head will lift.

Rejoice because the time is now,

Life will be wonderful, I vow.