To the One I Used to Be

by Greg Beatty – Mark R. Isfeld Senior Secondary, Courtenay BC Jun 15, 2009

Door after door
Choice after choice
Mistake upon mistake
Responsibility and again

The choice between wrong and right
Always happens to be that to make a
Right, you must write, erase
And write again.

To conform is to close a door
To differ is to fight the norm
I'll be the first to admit
That going against the grain is
And will always be
The right way.

In the end, I will say
I regret nothing
I can’t hide anything from you
Though I may not now,
But the moment I decided
Regret was on my face
In my words
In my dreams.

Fight hard,
To aspire
Don’t be knocked out
When life throws something tough at you

For all it matters,
I know the mistakes you will make
For I have made them myself
When you get weak,
Seek strength in your friends
they’re always there for me.

Door after door
Choice after choice
Mistake upon mistake
Responsibility and again

To the one I used to be

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