I would be remiss
in not admitting this
I am not
the antecedent
antithesis
of all that forms
my being
from feeling to failings
Loves or loves lost
cheap victories that came at such a high cost
people remembered
and those that did fade
debt owed to friends
that never were paid
Things I've learned
passed up or passed on
creating value earned
or cheap victories won
That I really lost
Because they came
at such a high cost
when i should have
sat down and shut up
or times that i sat out
when I should have
stood up or stepped in
just like those places
ive said that ive been
that i only passed through
passed by, over, around or up yet believe ive been to
So with all this said
How do i know i am not
the antecedent
antithesis
of all these
from which i am formed?
Simple answer is : Because
I grew once i knew I was reformed.