Acceptance

Accceptance

Are you trying to find
Peace of mind?
Then look no further
Than behind
The eyes you see
Each time
You face
The mirror.
Your tranquility
Is your responsibility.
Accept what has gone before.
Stop the encore
Of past hurts, slights,
Sharp edged word fights
Cutting through your mind.
There is no changing the past.
The lessons of it last
With acceptance of that fact.
Welcome
The gifts,
Sifting
Through the ashes left behind;
Freedom,
Self compassion,
And a new kind
Of peace of mind.