Reflection

A mirror held upon a life

As the minutes turn to hours,

hours blurring into days

Attention to all the things we left undone,

and all the words that we were too afraid to say,

as each passing second slips away

Let it rain, wash away the poison

The stains of past misdeeds subside

Let the water bring life

in a world of second chances

No surrender to the plague inside

Asking just to start anew, contemplating irony

A body fed with venom, seeking life from death

Searching, searching for the meaning

Are the lessons learned unburdening?

The struggle for one fortunate enough to have a chance

Fortunate enough to start again

Let it rain, wash away the poison

The stains of past misdeeds subside

Let the water bring life

in a world of second chances

No surrender to the plague inside

The road unfolds before us all,

but where it leads, no one can see

So walk without regret and without fear,

but never lose your empathy

I'm seeing what I can only hope is light ahead

I'm standing with an ever-growing faith

that now is not my time

Oh, let it rain

Let it rain, wash away the poison

The stains of past misdeeds subside

Let the water bring life

in a world of second chances

No surrender to the plague inside

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