Now is the time to lay it
down
to accept the role I should have
owned
to be responsible after all these
years
for the grief and suffering pain and
tears
in my ignoble name I make this 
vow
to be better, stronger and to 
show
I am of moral fibre, ethical, of  
worth
who has earned this precious time on 
earth
who can turn his demons into 
strengths
who will do the right thing by any 
length
what does it matter some might 
say?
it matters nought at end of 
day
to which I reply, gracious and 
emphatically
it might not matter to you, it matters
to me
there is no pleasure in a life blind, accursed 
and unfair
while there can be joy in a life of seeing, kindness 
and care