a part of us

Copyright © September 14, 2004 by Richard J. Sereday Jr.
All rights reserved

Life is so long,
can go so wrong,

and many mistakes
be made,

and we can hurt ourselves,
and we can hurt others,

the ones we love,
the ones that mean the most,

and we wonder
what we were thinking,

and if
there is any way,

to repair damage done,
and save what once was.

It takes much to climb out 
of holes dug deep,

and we can never
undue what's done,

but only try to learn,
and
try to do so much better,

and pray for the one more chance
to get it right.

Sometimes, that chance
can be found,

sometimes,
it can not.

It's best to never
do the damage,

for the cuts,
they do their damage,

and the scar,
they will endure,
as they become a part of us,
to wear for all times.