I Have Lived

I may be Alienated from my kind, but I lived
That is all that matters, I lived
Nothing gets wasted
There is nothing to regret
I lived and the way I lived is what I have chosen
That is an accomplishment
That is my success
I have seen beauty
because I know horrid things
I have felt happiness
because I am aware of sorrow
I get alarmed at the sound of bloodshed
because I know music
I have spoken healing words to one
and I have wounded the heart of another
I have lived and I know I shall die
In all my understanding,
these are the only things that matter
These are the only words I want to leave behind