FOR LEX WHO MAKES ME REMEMBER THE PAST WITH NEW EYES FOR DAVID WHO ALWAYS SEES THE PAST PRESENT AND FUTURE WITH ME
We lie to ourselves when necessary Some of us are more convincing than others My family has always been particularly good at it You see we deliver our lies in person One moment you’re minding your own business and the next you’re staring into your own earnest eyes persuading yourself to do this or that It’s hard to remain objective when you are face to face with your own reflection And if you can’t trust the one person who should have your own best interests at heart who can you trust There I go jumping ahead again or was it backwards backwards No it was most certainly ahead The end is always the best place to start I am dying This old body is finally breaking down Oh don’t waste your precious time being
sad on my account I’ve been given more than my fair share of days in this world And I trust this old crone I’ve become I may not like her but I trust her All my mistakes are laid out in front of me plainly seen Old age has given me that bitter gift among several others I’ve made things right when I could even moved a mountain or two when necessary But this story isn’t about me not really It’s about Finn If I succeed he will have his own future his own story to tell Hopefully he will make things right where I couldn’t because if he doesn’t well that changes everything and nothing
