Healing

You're a stubborn stain on the fabric of my life.
I could scrub hard and hard,
And eliminate all trace of you,
But that would leave this fabric in tatters.

Tempted I sure am,
To wash this again and again,
To scrub off this stubborn stain,
That my efforts should not be in vain.

But I'll let you stay
And wear these clothes out in the sun,
I'll let them fade, these colors ---
I'll let them age gracefully.

Till one day you'll just be part of the background
And I'll be as strong as age permits.

Some day these colours shall fade,
Hue shall blend with hue.
Someday I'll wear this shirt,
Without thinking of you.

To savor each moment for what it is
To look neither behind nor ahead
To neither expect nor regret
Just give me the strength
To live life as is.