If I Had My Life To Live Over

An assignment for school.

I would have told those dear to me that I love them instead of leaving them in question.
I would have found Christ when I said I had.
I would have let others see me cry instead of holding my tears hostage.
I would have learned to fly so that I could see the world from an angle.
I would have given respect instead of letting my teenage instincts take over.
I would have sung at the top of my lungs instead of holding them back for fear of being critqued.
I would have danced wildly to my favorite songs instead of lying still.
I would have thanked God for every day that He has given me.
I would have supported my brother instead of crushing his dreams.
I wouldn't have let those that have gone slip through my fingers.
I wouldn't have pretended that every thing was great when I couldn't stand to be awake.
I wouldn't have wasted my time begging the universe to change things when I could have been changing them myself.
I would have lived those years, months, days, hours, minutes, and secinds instead of counting them down.