Looking Still

Still water on the surface,
clouds of thoughts pooling.

Silence makes the breath move,
words make the heart stop.

Sneaking out of my veins,
things that I regret.

Smiles let each new day come,
but the days past aren't forgotten.

I'm looking still at what came before
because I want it still to be.
I hate my every mistake
and I love my every victory.
I'm looking still behind me
because I want to take pieces of the past with me into the future.