People like to tell me
Not to dwell on the past
Because it doesn't ever change.

Well, they're liars,
Whether they know it or not.

The past changes you.
It changes me.
It changes our perception on
What we like to call "reality."

Those who do not learn from history
Are doomed to repeat it.

I don't know about you,
But there are many
Moments and things in
My past
That I would like to
"Dwell on"
So that I don't
Doom
Myself
Into painful repetition.

And even if I lose my wars,
And am unable to (re-)write the
History books of my life,

I'll just write more
Poetry

Because
Literature is eternal;
History books can change.