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Growth and Power

I hold onto the past
wallowing In my own mistakes
but I can’t be sorry for them
when they made me who I am today
though I do wish to mend old relationships
even ones that pained me in tragic ways
show them we aren’t too different after all

in the end
when I'm looking back
thinking about what really mattered
it won’t be the hurt, it won’t be the betrayal
it will be those that gave me loving memories
so I don’t want to hold on to that anger
I want to leave my heart open
for I can fill it with growth and power
 
time goes by, it's not easily noticed
but the point of no return will come
and when it does
it will hurt like hell
maybe there is more I could be doing
wondering if I could cherish more
yeah, people are hard to get along with
some are very strange to me
but when I'm here preaching understanding
I need to mean what I say

I've experienced love in big ways
met really good people
all because there were times
I set my pride aside
can't rely on over protecting myself
yeah, I got hurt by people I trusted
but I have to find the strength to endure
because after getting shattered
to be able to stand up as a better man
it shows growth and power
Written by DevilsChild
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An older poem I wanted to update.
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