Righting History’s Wrongs
History
Our past
A culmination of actions
Leading to today
Acts of beauty or compassion
Acts of barbarism and brutality
All shape the current minute we all reside in
Oh genie in the bottle
Were you really there
Or H.G. Wells time machine
Were you really possible
What would I change, or could I change?
Adolf... that's an obvious one
Or Stahlin...
A warning for the Titanic before she set sail?
How about trying to stop a war?
A simple "leave the building now" on 9/11
Maybe telling Marilyn Monroe to just go to sleep.
That tomorrow will be ok.
Or Kobain
Or Hemingway
Or Van Gogh
So many choices
So many wrongs
So many tragedies
So much turmoil
That led to today
The truth is...
And maybe I'm selfish
But I wouldn't do any of these things
I'm too small
I'm too unimportant
My choice, would be to visit... me
To impart the wisdom of my future self
Kiss the girl, don't chicken out
Turn right and not left
Start that business... don't be afraid
Fight back, don't just take it!
Call gramma even if its inconvenient at the time
You will run out of opportunities before you least expect it
Take a chance
Don't be so safe
Regret is an ache that never goes away
Live your best life
Embrace it as an adventure
Be brave, not so damn scared
Your today, is my future
Make me proud of MY history