What went wrong?
What went wrong? Oh, what went wrong?
I sought to be humble
But boasted
I wanted to be honest
But lied to myself, evaded issues, denied reality
I vowed to be open
But closed my heart to compassion
I resolved to care for others
But became self-centered
What goes wrong?
What is wrong with my resolution?
And faulted in my hopes?
What is amiss in my hopes?
And warped in dreams?
I tried to stay silent,
But vented with wrath
My struggling mind is not inspired to learn peace
My heavy heart will not arise to meet insights
My willful spirit wanders through vast ranges of desolation
Into distraction
Round and around futility
Across carelessness
Returning to confusion
My soul is never quiet
I must return from wanderings to forgiveness
From remorse to revelation
From separation to inclusion.
By allowing simplicity
I find serenity
And renew in reconciliation