Ode To the Infinite

If I become the future it is only because I am the past If I achieve everything it is only because nothing lasts If I conquer the wretched and overcome the pain It is only because I am self-serving and incurably vain If I don't know how much is enough and when to stop wanting more It is only because I've seen these faces, I've been here before If I won't give up and will not accept defeat It is only because I've been knocked down enough to know the strength of standing on my own two feet