surrender to it

we don't defeat the past.
we surrender to it.
we let it slide out of our hands,
slip
from thought to thought
out of sight
out of mind. there are no more
battles left
to be won,
left to be lost.
it's over.
it's done,
the war is over, go home,
rebuild.
the past is over, today is what
we live for,
finding joy,
finding love.
let's fill each tomorrow
with that,
soon they will come.