How many more times
Am I going to lie in bed
With the rain throwing
Punches at my window
And reflect on all the hurt
I've ever caused?

Perhaps it will depend
On how long it will take
Me to forgive myself.

A part of me will always
Need something to attack
The rest of me with,
So I may as well recycle
All this old guilt
That festers in my soul
But never rots away.

After all, that would be
Cheaper than buying new.

02/19/2002

Posted on 02/20/2002
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