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

[jacob erin-cilberto]

wow...this is so full of regret...what we didn't do when we had the chance...or what we never had the chance to do in the first place.
a very sad write.

some of this avoidable..but obviously some of it was not...

in Oedipus the chorus at the end...is talking about Life being something we leave without regrets...but i don't think that is entirely possible.
we all are "so sorry sometimes"---it just is what it is....

i relate to this write very much...love it.

[Kelly Scheppers]

Your reviews carry much weight around here. I just want you to know that they are much respected and deeply appreciated. Thank you, Jacob!

[jacob erin-cilberto]

that is very kind of you to say, Kelly...
thank you for your poetry.
j.

[Travis Gibson (poetic h..]

This is so very affecting... definitely reminds the reader to enjoy the present and make the most of the moments we have. Well done!

[Kelly Scheppers]

There are poems that speak to us after they're written, but like our children, we don't wish to pick just one as our favorite...but this has instinctively become one of mine. Thank you so much, Travis!

[Travis Gibson (poetic heroics)]

I understand, it was and always is a pleasure... thanks for sharing.