I can look in the mirror and easily see the truths
So many years of looking the other way
So many times I would wipe that very mirror
And leave so much dirt behind
Recognition and consequence
Reminders of what I'm capable of
I can set the world on fire
I can burn my own house down
Playing with fragile pieces of artwork
The heart does what it can do
The mind presses forward for resolution
The acts of betrayal never to be forgotten
I remind myself that right and wrong are in my hands
I know I'm a better man than I was able to become
Raised with love and awareness and the wherewithal
To be that better man that I never became
Today I live in remorse for many things
The things I've given away
The things I took from others
The love that will never return from the Abyss
Always tried to be spiritually stable
Knowing the difference between heaven and hell
Putting myself on the dark side of town
My dark side has won and I'm still lost
I'm not a diamond in the rough
I'm not a turd sprinkled with hope
I'm flawed and repentant
And ashamed of the person I've become
I live in a minefield of missteps
Each flawed characteristic waiting to blow me away
I know where my danger lies
Unfortunately I realize my flawed capabilities
Today is a new day
Rebuild this broken fortress
Relinquish the guilt of ruining lives
Make a difference asshole or go away