A dedication

I make mistakes; some conscious, some not. I am not perfect nor do I
claim to be. I am far from it.

I do not want to be perfect.

I do not want to hurt others. I know sometimes what I may say or do
may not come off as so. I do what I can with what I have. My methods
may be questioned; my reasonings challenged; my character discredited
or defamed.

My faith and beliefs, my willpower and stength, are always being
tested. I will fail...

...but I will prevail through the ashes like a phoenix.

Damage can be ireversible or it can be healed.

Your ideals have remained, but my image has changed. They have EVOLVEd.

Reconstructed and broken;
I am.
Make me new. Build on a new foundation.

I am sorry for wanting to be free. I am sorry for being lead to
temptation. I am sorry for all my wrong doings.

"Forgive me Father for I do know what I do...and will be my short coming.   It is unacceptable. I will
repent. I will learn, but there are many lessons to be learned. Amen."

Humbled heart, unyielding and fervent love. Those must be acquired.
But I am sorry. This is a soul search. A re-definition of myself that
must be endured and tackled alone.

Hope...to be re-created. I will be re-born:

I am!

-Ervin A.
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