Hi, this is Larry Stromberg at SCI Phoenix. This is my poem entitled “The Past.”
The Past
What happened in the past can’t be changed.
Even though I try to change yesterday,
Gone by a million times over in my head,
Nothing changes.
It’s written down in history, whether I like it or not.
Prison makes you relive the worst moments of our lives.
It’s designed to do that,
To break you,
Or to make you stronger towards accountability.
In some way, this can prove how remorseful you really are,
How remorseful I really am.
With that, try to make each new day count for the good,
The past for a legacy,
Changing the narrative to redemption
For a new future,
A better future.
Not a painful past that lingers on and on and on and on.
This is Larry Stromberg, SCI Phoenix in Pennsylvania. Thank you so much, and God bless.
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