My Past....

My past is full of lies, hate, cruel intentions.
Yes, I will admit I am not the best person.
But, I have changed my ways.
Seen the light, some would say.
I am not the same person a lot of people use to know.
I have had to grow, blossom.
Some may think that I am still the same.
But, the outside hasn't changed.
The inside has.
My heart has grown bigger.
My view on the world wider.
I can't believe the things I have seen and done.
The places I have been.
The people I have known.
My past is no secret. 
Well, maybe some of it.
But, it makes me who I am today.
I can no longer be that weak little girl.
Can no longer be that child left behind.
I have to stand up and say my peace.
My past is my past.
It shall forever remain that.
For today, I look towards the future with a smiling face.