My life

My life is a journey

A never ending work in progress

The path behind me is strewn with

Rejection

Failure

Disappointment

Missed opportunities

Criticism

Discouragement

Disparagement

I refuse to look back

I refuse to be mired in anger and bitterness and regret

I unshackle myself from the past

And move on

I roll up my sleeves

I take up the cudgels

Life beckons, replete with

Excitement

Opportunities

The chance to fail again, true

But the chance to progress

Move forward, even by a millimetre

I can learn, improve, achieve

There’s no time to lose

There’s no time like the present