Burn It Down

Sometimes you need to

Burn it down*

In order to continue

Accept change

You can’t move forward

While you’re stuck in the mire

Of the past

You need to let go

Or the future

Can never be yours

The devil you know

As the expression goes

Can be so much more comfortable

Force of habit

We keep on holding on

And miss the beauty

Of a new life

Hope I can take those I love

Along for the ride

I have to walk my truth

Or nothing at all

Compromise might seem easier

But I can’t go there

Not anymore

Sucks the life out of me

Please walk with me

Because walk forward

I will 

*I wrote this while listening to "Burn It Down" by Alter Bridge.  They own the song and no copyright infringement is intended by the use of the phrase "Burn It Down."