My mind swirls endlessly,
thoughts come and go,
past memories haunt me.

Well, not all of them,
just those that
I'd wish I could make right.
The ones that seem like
I was wrong.
My heart
writes such sad songs
about those ones.

Will I ever escape the demons
whom I can't change?
Am I destined to live in torment
inking about the bad things
of the past?

Surely,
this self-induced agony
will not last forever.
I pray for a release
& to do things better
from here on out.

O Lord,
give me strength.