I’ve made mistakes
I’ve crossed lines
Not all wounds
Heal with time.

I’ve drifted away from myself and my own,
I’ve gone off the deep end, left my own home.
I’ve reasoned with winters that promised a summer,
For a single soul I sacrificed others.  

Lost in the woods, I saw my reflection,
Seeking answers, I found more questions,
I breathed so deeply I lost all my senses,
My mind only thinks in perfect past tenses.

The fish in the sea, the birds of the Earth,
Your lies and your sins, what’s an apology worth?
You can replace the tiles and you can fix the walls,
But in the end, Babylon falls.