I am weighed down by this pain

I am blackened by this stain

But I can't complain

We have to choose and deal with the rest

I must meet this challenge

I must pass this test



Have to work with what I've got

Have to walk before I run

No point in always looking back

The past can't be undone



And I have this cross to bear

Can't pretend it isn't there



Trust, once broken, so difficult to repair

Trust me, though

To try and make it there

Life is truth and dare

We have to choose and deal with the rest

In this labyrinth of options

This pitfall ridden quest



Have to work with what I've got

Have to walk before I run

No point in always looking back

The past can't be undone



And I have this cross to bear

Can't pretend it isn't there



The nails are driven in

But not all the way

There's no tragic necessity

Tomorrow can be a better day

So here I sit, alone

Peruse my thoughts, survey my heart

And work to reconstruct

This whole that's splintered into parts



Life is a dare

We have to choose and deal with the rest

I must meet this challenge

I must pass this test



Have to work with what I've got

Have to walk before I run

No point in always looking back

The past can't be undone



And I have this cross to bear

Can't pretend it isn't there:

Yet this pain behind your stare

Shows the depth of how much you care