Don't look so hard at my past because
I don't live there anymore because I
just walked out that door and besides
nothing really ever lasts and I have
discovered that only I can ever be the
author of my life and that there is
really no need for any strife about
what has happened to me.

I can't erase my mistakes but I can
laugh at them and do whatever it
takes to get past them and live to
see another day with something
more to say and I now know that
trust is like a mirror and once it is
broken you can never look at it in
the same way but the worse thing
about being lied to is knowing that
you weren't worth the truth.

I have learned from mistakes that
I have made and from all of the
times that I let others take advantage
of me and I will NEVER accept less
than I deserve and I have learned
from bad choices and now know that
there are some things that I just
can't get back and I realize that
somethings I don't ever want back.

Know that there are some people
who are not and never will be sorry
about what they did to you so just
learn to let them go so they can go
somewhere else and put on their
show and next time don't settle for
anything less than you deserve
and know which bridge to cross
and which to burn.

Anger is only one letter short of
danger so know that if someone
betrays you once it's their fault
and if they betray you twice it's
your fault and realize that the
tongue weighs almost nothing
but few can hold it so don't look
so hard and at the same time don't
get caught off guard by others lies.

Just be happy that you have
survived those lies and with them
you broke off all the ties that had
you all bound up and that you
were able to get away much to
their surprise. so don't look so hard
because you won't see the same me.   
                                                       Jon York    2012