My Life Lesson

My Life lesson Looking back in time Is not always the best thing to do But the past has shaped who I am And helped me learn a thing or two I have learned so many things Some are good and some not great But I think what I learned the best Is the ability not to hate I wasted lots of valuable time Hating because of the pain Inflicted by uncaring thought I hurt yes, but they remained the same Finally the truth was shown The misery just mine to claim So I got down on my knees And prayed to God in his Name I asked Him to forgive me And to please let me see the light And he answered me with wisdom To see what is wrong and what is right Hate only hurts the hater Was the lesson that I learned So no more will I ever hate It was only me that had gotten burned Connie Moore 04/19/2014