In the morning, early morning, I rise to a new day
Like a soft caterpillar, emerging from its cocoon
I peel off the shell of yesterday and crawl out from a silken blanket of sleep
My window is dirty, but the sun struggles though to greet me
I press my face to the cold glass, and I know that I am alive
As if reborn, I know I am different. I am no longer the same
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In the darker moments of my regret,
I see your face, I tried to forget
In those times when I am the weakest,
And life seems the bleakest,
I recall your fall, and worst of all
I know the fault is mine to claim
I’m not the same, I’m glad you came, but I’m to blame
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And it’s not as if I haven’t imagined
If there was something I could have done different
As if a stone set in motion can be stopped or stalled
The trajectory’s set, we were doomed to be spent
And yet I feel guilty, as If I should have called
It’s irrational, I know, but I’m desperately flawed
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But thanks to you, I’ve become a better thing
There’s something here that was never there before
And I’d be remiss not to thank you for that
Regret is something we all have on our shoulders
But thanks to you, I now have a stronger back
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In the darker moments of your regret,
I see your life, and it’s not over yet
In those times when you feel the weakest,
And life seems the bleakest,
I recall your fall, and best of all
I know there’s hope for you to claim
I’m not the same, I’m glad you came, it’s time to change
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Breath in this new day,
Embrace this newest version of you.
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~j.d. schofield