Turn It Around

You didn't get to select your parents Or choose your circumstances Perhaps Life dealt you a bad hand Or you had more than your share of pain You may have added to the problem By your reactions to the unfairness By acting out, in self-destruction, You failed the sought relief to gain. But you can yet rise from the ashes And overcome, and finish strong, And do good with the life you're given And not perpetuate the wrong. You have more say-so than you think A victim or a victor to be Your past is not your future, You're free to choose your destiny.