Falling Down, Standing Up

Voices echo through time, rousing ghosts of the dead,
  setting loose the miasma of missteps and transgression.
  The Wraith has risen and demands a reckoning from me.

So be it.

Though I can not alter the past, I create this moment.
  I am responsible for my thoughts and actions, my life.
  I will act with honesty, integrity, honor and compassion.