i takes courage to acknowledge a mistake
as one steps out of his throne of self-righteousness
and opens the door of repentance,
the windows of corrections
letting in this air of humility
one bows down to that which is
true and right
admitting with full responsibility
the wrong committed
after which one rises again much greater
and stronger, more mellow and pure
than his previous self.

RIC S. BASTASA

http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/acknowledging-a-mistake/