I Am So Sorry Sometimes

I Am So Sorry Sometimes

 

 

 

I am so sorry sometimes

that I’ll never see Paris in the spring

 

that I never had a church wedding

or learned how to play the piano

 

that I can’t remember

Christmas mornings as a child

or what my father smelled like

 

that I never went fishing with my brother

on mornings when I could have slept in

 

that too many winters have long since past

since I’ve been home

 

that my sister and my parents

never had the privilege of growing old

 

that it’s been years since my last confession,

 

and I am so sorry sometimes.

 

 

 

Reviews

[andrew mitchell]

We all have a bag of regrets, its having the time to deal with them. A melancholic write Kelly.

[Kelly Scheppers]

Thank you, Andrew.

[Samuel Dickens]

Me, too. If only the younger us could've recognized the most important things in life. Even when our elders told us the right moves to make, we ignored them. That's how it was for me, at least. I always knew better than them. (Ha!) Perhaps we should start out in life old, then grow to be young.

[Kelly Scheppers]

What an interesting concept, Sam! Thanks so much!

[Lydia Shutter]

Regrets....we all have them. Seems on some days they gang up on us. Warm emotions throughout this one....I can feel how much you miss certain people. Lydi**

[Kelly Scheppers]

It's always a better day for me, whenever you're here, Lydi...thank you so much!

[Lyn Anderson]

First off, I love just THE LOOK of this piece. It's beautiful. Second, the regrets expressed so elegantly and simply are just a wonderful combination. The on mornings when I could have slept in ... is that a regret in itself, or is it "when I chose to sleep in?" two very different regrets ...
But one thing. Many of these regrets don't have to be ... they can be ... arranged.
Nicely done.

[Kelly Scheppers]

My brother got me hooked into early morning excursions when he went fishing. Usually, it was on the mornings when I was afforded the opportunity of sleeping in....aww, no alarm clock! I look back upon it now with regret, for we are geographically, oceans apart, and his health isn't the best for doing it any more. I'm really flattered you enjoyed it, Lyn. Thank you so much!

[Lyn Anderson]

ok, then I am thinking the phrase you might be looking for is on mornings when I chose to sleep in, or on mornings when I shouldn't have slept in etc... as it is currently written, they read as two separate regrets, if you get me ...

[Lyn Anderson]

And there's still time for Paris ... maybe even a confession in Paris ...:)

[Winslow Des Totes]

Very ambiguous and broad reaching while still being extremely intense in verbage and diction. The verse:
"that too many winters have long since past
since I’ve been home-" really struck home with me and is poignant yet subtle.
Very well written!
Nice to meet you as well Kelly Scheppers

[Kelly Scheppers]

Thank you most kindly, Winslow! I am thrilled, truly!

[Winslow Des Totes]

Anytime! Keep up the good work!

[Great Aunt Astri]

Oh goodness, this is a heart felt poem. I know exactly what you mean when you say ' I am so sorry sometimes'. I think we have to be kind to ourselves though, maybe realize that we are not the only one. Perhaps the best way to cope with regrets is just to accept them, then let them go. There is the phrase 'To err is human, to forgive is divine'. You may already have been forgiven! So I hope you go on and enjoy your life.

[Kelly Scheppers]

I deeply appreciate that. Thank you!

[Great Aunt Astri]

You are most welcome.

[DianneR]

Lovely and sad. Your melancholy is palpable.

I, too, feel similarly on certain days. You have a generous heart.

[Kelly Scheppers]

...thank you most kindly, Dianne!

[Onlyme]

So sorry to hear all this Kelly. Breaks your heart to hear your honesty and confessions. Proud of you for speaking up and letting go of your woes.

[Kelly Scheppers]

Thank you, Dee. It felt good writing it, and now seeing the reception it's been given, I am most thankful!

[Cherrie]

I'm so sorry too. Your ease and honesty will bring the reader to set at your feet so you don't have to relive these moments alone.

[Kelly Scheppers]

What a beautiful thing to say. I am touched, Cherrie. A thousand thank yous!

[Lorry]

Beautifully written Kelly. We are all sorry sometimes, for those we miss and some we don't, for times and places and how they have changed.. For all the people and things we leave off our list of sorry's and a thousand others, but being sorry is being human and usually harder to say than comment on. Im sorry for a lot of things, but mostly for tasting Dr Pepper, twice. I forgot how disgusting it was the first time. :)

[Kelly Scheppers]

I'm with you on that one, Lorry! How funny! I love the way you wiggled that in there. ; )

[Lorry]

It is always on the back of my mind, thats how disgusting it is. :)