My Advice

You shouldn't allow yourself to be burdened by regrets. Life is short.

Unexpectedly;

Death's cold grip could take your life.

Don't live in the past.

Reviews

[Temerity]

Hey there! Well, there is certainly an art to writing such short poems, and they are horribly, ineffably difficult to execute well. After all, you have to make a statement, short and quick - and it has to make you really feel something. I think that starting this off with an adverb makes it difficult to have this impact, as does the semicolon...this may sound odd, but they're both "weak" parts of a sentence, and to have them alone on one line, they can't really stand up for themselves.

The other two lines are a little too forward, in my opinion. I love the message, but I think you're being too direct; the nice thing about poetry is that it elaborates in a deep and emotional way, and that should still be true even when a poem is so concise.

With all of this being said, I did think that this poem had a lot of redeeming qualities, and I don't mean for this to be a harsh review (I tend to be tough on poetry). Keep writing, and best wishes. xxx