The Great Unknown

I've blamed the world,
my family, my friends,
my enemies, strangers...
anyone but me all these years.
Resentment, hatred, fear —
their fault. 
Then that fearsome column,
the key to the future, 
putting out of our mindsthe wrongs others had done,we resolutely lookedfor our own mistakes.Fearsome. Awful.
Awe-full.