We often linger on things
We have done in the past
Suffering from our earlier actions

We bring the suffering into our daily lives
Shadowing our every move and thought
Continuing the anguish imposing our daily penance

It is not enough to ruin our days and nights
We even project our wrongdoings into tomorrow
Internally weeping for the future

Today should be the day
That we not dwell on the wrongdoings of the past
But on what we can do to change today

By reflecting on what we should have done
We make our daily lives bearable
And our future lives filled with hope

Wrongdoings are part of us
Learning what we did and how to change
Should limit the pain and bring light into our plans

We need to learn to forget the awful
And concentrate on all the good we do
That is often blocked by our dwelling only on the bad

A real examination of ourselves
Along with daily prayer and family assistance
Will make our wrongdoings the basis for learning.