I'm about to start a brand new life,
but yet I'm the same old me,
if I'm about to start everything anew
I must find a lot of integrity,

confrontation, I fight hard to avoid,
and I try really hard not to hurt those I love,
I used to pride myself on brutal honesty
but now that seems to be what I'm most afraid of,

it's now time to be completely honest - with me,
no more half truths, and no more hiding,
and all my justifications are out of the question,
no more struggling and no more fighting,

for it's me I must face in the mirror every day,
to live with myself till I'm old and gray,
it's judgement of myself to which I will dearly pay,
and meaning for my life, only I ultimately have a say.

Copyright © 2011 by Shawn Ann Murray