I Made A Mistake

I was just a little girl

With a spill upon the floor

A frightened face, a slamming door

And love felt far away

They said, "You know what you did"

I cried and hung my head

Somewhere deep inside I thought

"I’m bad, and I must pay"

So I learned to break my own heart

Before anyone else could

I thought pain made me worthy

I thought shame made me good

So I made a mistake

And somebody got hurt

I can feel the regret

And remember my worth

I am not good or bad

I am human and small

Still held by the love

That is there for us all

God still loves me

My soul still knows

Love is still love

Joy still grows

I don’t have to punish

This heart anymore

To become lovable

I’m as lovable as before

Now I'm grown and trying hard

To never cause a scar

But every time I fail someone

I’m that little girl again

Grief comes like a river

Shame comes like a flame

And the child inside me whispers

"You have to feel some pain"

So I turn the hate inward

Call it being true

But hurting myself harder

Doesn’t heal the hurt in you

So I made a mistake

And somebody got hurt

I can feel the regret

And remember my worth

I am not good or bad

I am human and small

Still held by the love

That is there for us all

God still loves me

My soul still knows

Love is still love

Joy still grows

I don’t have to punish

This heart anymore

To become lovable

I’m as lovable as before

Some pain I can’t fix

With the words that I say

Some wounds need time

Some hearts need space

I can tell the truth

I can make repair

I can learn what I can

I can offer a prayer

Teach me to listen

Teach me to see

Teach me to become

Who you’d have me be

And when joy comes back

It does not mean I don’t care

It doesn’t erase the hurt

It just means love is still there

I made a mistake

And somebody got hurt

I can own what I did

And hold my own worth

I am not good or bad

I am learning to stand

With a human heart

In merciful hands

God still loves me

My soul still knows

Love is still love

Joy still grows

I don’t have to punish

This heart anymore

I was always lovable

I’m as lovable as before

I’ll pray to do better

I’ll stumble, I’ll learn

I’ll walk a little softer

When the next hurt returns

I made a mistake

And somebody got hurt

But love never left me

I am still of worth

Image Prompt:

Could you make a 1536 x 1024 photograph that best fits this song? Could you include a unakite stone heart? If there are any humans, could you make them black silhouettes?