have i told you
the realization
i've come to
as the fireworks 
blazed
and time told us
to start again

i've determined
that most (all) 
of the problems i encounter
are of my own 
making

they belong to me
and with me. 

Behind the regret and
the defensiveness 

lives the answer
that all along
i've had the power
and potential
to heal.