all of my childhood
offenders are gone
who am I not to forgive
the dead who am I to
spit on a tombstones
actually I did one time
when I was all alone
thinking I was grown
knowing all the time
I was wrong like a
lazy caterpillar I
refused to be strong
change was wrong
couldn't tell me nothing
like a prizefighter
in a bout every time
I got knocked out
had to live with hurt
like a plant in dirt
had to grow up
from being ruthless
and corrupt through
therapy sessions
learned some lessons
finally profoundly
figured out how to
make it work for me