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To help you understand
How I became
The person that I am
If I could take back
All the bad that I have done
I would rewind the clock
And start back at number one
The love I gave way
And the love I have missed
Would have no cost
For it would be priceless
I would make promises
That I would keep
I would tell no lies
For the lies are for the weak
The friends I have hurt
With the things I would say
I would treat them with respect
Instead of driving them away
I would worship my temple
And let no one else pray
I would keep my body sacred
Until my wedding day
I would love all people
Every chance that I get
I would say my prayers
I would learn to forgive and forget
I would worship the Lord
And turn the other cheek
I would remember that to be strong
I must first learn to be meek
I would respect myself
And learn to respect others
I would honor my father
And honor my mother
I would go to school everyday
And get an education
I would learn and remember
That life is what you make of it
I would get a diploma
Instead of a GED
I would learn to understand
That life is not easy
I would change everything about me
Inside and also out
I would take my punishments with silence
And not scream and shout
And when I was done
Changing myself
I would bottle my tears
And put them on a shelf
So that I would not forget
That life brings you pain
And it does not matter who you are
The pain feels the same
And everyone in this world
Has made their own mistakes
And the ones that are strong
Learn to bend and not break
And if I really could take it all back
It would already be done
And if I could come out on top
I would have already won
But since I can not chance the past
Only what lies ahead
I will do my best
To not make the same mistakes again