Choosing Between Poem by Courtney Steele

IF I SAY HELLO TO TODAY WELL, THEN TOMORROW SHOULDN'T CRY
IF I VIEW TEAR DROPS WITH ENVY IN HIS EYE
IT WOULD BREAK MY HEART TO VIEW THE FUTURE INDULGE IN GRIEF
BUT I CAN NOT CONVICT MY PAST OF BEING A CARELESS THIEF
WETNESS UPON HIS CHEEK AND TODAY'S EYES WITH REGRET
THE PAST IS FILLED WITH MISTAKES AND THE FUTURE BRINGS SUCCESS
ITS A NEW ME BUT HOW CAN I REJECT
DAYS ARE NOT FOREVER SO I WILL SOON HAVE TO SELECT
THE PAST I MUST DEFEAT
SINCE I CHOOSE TO PROGRESS MY MISSION IS NOW COMPLETE
LOVE DOES NOT COMPETE AND HATRED IS ENVY
GOODBYE PAST THOSE DAYS ARE LIFELESS AND EMPTY