Live for Today

There have been many things
In my life that I've learned
Some I didn't have a choice
Some I learned by accident
And some things I had to
Learn through pain
I've had my heart broken
And I've watched my world
Crumble beneath my feet
I've had accomplishments
And I've had to make sacrifices
I've lost my sanity at times
And other times have been so clear
I've lost and gained friends
I've gained and lost enemies,
Some people I lost in ways
That scarred me the rest of my life
Some people have left their marks
And some I believe will be there forever
I've been stabbed in the back
I've gone through fake loves
And I've gone through pain
That made me want to die
I've heard "I love you"
And "I hate you"
Sometimes from the same person
I've heard "I wish you were dead"
And I've heard "you should be dead"
I've made fake smiles,
And had late night cries
I've been promised things
That have never happened
And some never will
I've had times where I knew nothing
And I've had times where
I knew what to do but was to scared
I've been angry, and jealous
I've been terrified, and suicidal
And at times I've even been
So happy that the moment was perfect
I've had my ups, and my downs
I've had my wins and my loses
I've had my fights, some that will stay with me
I've had my times where I've made
Absolutely no sense at all
And I've had my times where
I've made perfect sense
I've been confused
And I've been smart
I've made my bad choices,
And I've had my choices that I would repeat
I've been anti-social
And I've been a social-butterfly
I've been depressed
And I've been glad to be alive
I've had my fair share of sins
I've also had my times of selflessness
I've had times when reality hit me hard
But I've also had my times when
Reality was a million miles away
I've been in love
I've hated people
I've sought revenge
And I've begged for mercy
I've been a hypocrite
I've blamed someone for somthing
Someone else did
I've got caught up in my past
I've hurt myself and others around me
I've kept secrets, and didn't trust when I should've
I've also trusted people who didn't deserve it
I've changed because I've had to
I've changed because I wanted to
I've changed to survive, and then
Regretted that choice
I've lied to others
And I've lied to myself
I've been bitter because of past love
I've carried baggage for many years
I've put up with things that I shouldn't
And I've had times I didn't stand up for myself
I know I'm not perfect
And I don't claim to be
I've done many things
Which I wish I could take back
And I've done things that I
Would do the same in a second
I've learned many things in my life
One is to live today as if your going to die tomorrow
The second is to tell people how you feel about them
Third is to do today what you want done before you die
For tomorrow is not a guarantee,
It's not even a promise, it's a hope
I've also learned that even though you may hurt today,
Time will heal your wounds,
You may not believe that
But what hurt you yesterday,
May give you strength tomorrow,
God always gives you something better in time,
I've also learned that in your life
If you're just another copy, no one will remember you
Be original, be yourself,
Because there is only one you,
Just like there is only one me,
I live my life for myself
And today I look to the future
Because I'm done with my past
Today I choose to live my life for today...