From This Day Forward

To turn back time

Is not only impossible

But a toxic delusion

It's mistakes that make us change

Not just me but all of us

Have been stung by life's lessons

A necessary pain

To become the people who we are

I will make amends

This I swear

I will not pretend

From this day forward

I won't accept ignorance is bliss

I won't accept cowardice

Face the truth or reap what you sow

The mask you wear won't protect your soul

Lay in the filth

Your life's gone adrift

Forging a bond with delusion and guilt

The truth we all know

But your vision blurred

Claiming a martyr

A lie so absurd

I will make amends

This I swear

I will not pretend

From this day forward

A spoken oath

Makes no sound

A broken vow

Echoes forever

We all wander and fall

Into life's certain mistakes

Wondering what it will take

To wash clean

We all wander

We all falter

I will not let myself down

I will not let myself drown

I will not let myself down

I will rise

From this day forward