Troy Jeremy Nelson Poet I do not know?

Personal Acountabilirty

within my own actions
of my own knowldesge
of my own past of things of places
of who and what and when i try my best to be personaly accountable

moments of colapse
angry feelings of hurt
no closure for the selfish amends

personal acountability
weighs on my soul
this burden i would not wish to shift upon anybody
i try to carry my own weight
and struggle along the way

familiar mistakes and dances with danger
friendly strangers as leaders
of what they didnt know they taught
made me see 
what i was missing from inside my head all along

the turned cheek that saved me

still personal acountability weighs upon me
you needed no sheltering for making the right choices
and offering refuge
for someone elses baby

I am sorry for my trespasses

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Susan Palli February 23, 2010 at 10:09 AM can feel the weight

February 22, 2010 at 3:59 PM Personal responsibility is what the world needs more of--only then can there truly be freedom for all. Too many, do what they want, leaving carnage along the way. Good message in this poem. Thank you for sharing your thoughts with us and for your kind comment. Keep on writing! Karen