Regret

Regret

I regret leaving

I regret not speaking

I regret not sheltering

I regret living

What if because I was born you went through this

What if this and what if that

None of the what if's

Could help me shelter your backs

Reviews

[C. Lee Battaglia]

"What if because I was born you went through this
What if this and what if that
None of the what if's
Could help me shelter your backs"

I struggle with Anxiety and depression. It sucks sometimes but the cure that I've found is to write! It's the most joyful thing that I do. Just write! It will take away those pains and hardships. I would also like to say that you have real potential in your writing and I am Genuinely surprised how amazing your writing style is! It was fantastic and I just wanted to let you know that you could even one day be a published author/writer if you wanted to! Keep smiling, keep writing, and most importantly. be you! You have a talent and this is a talent that all people should see and read!
I have a story here about my best friend called "The Blonde Girl", you don't have to read it if you don't want to, but I felt like I should share it with you. :)

Your friend,

C. Lee Battaglia

[I Am Svetlana]

Honestly, I believe that everyone has their own share of regrets or skeletons in their closets. We must learn to not allow those regrets to hold us back or tear us down. Don't make them let you think you are less than what or who you are. Just keep your head up and do your best to make it through to the next day. Each day is new, so whatever you may have done wrong yesterday, you get a fresh slate come tomorrow. Just gotta breathe and remind yourself that a bad day will not be the end you. Great & powerful, emotional poem. I really enjoyed reading.

[Willys Watson]

Regrets are part of life and none of us, not even saints, are immune from them. What they provide us, if we’re receptive, are life’s learning lessons. We regret, then alter our lives to have less regrets and more positive experiences as we grow as humans. Really nice verse.

[Sapientiam]

Continuous regret will not help you move forward. Instead, it will keep you stuck in time, contemplating on the things you can never change. None of those regrets can be reversed, so it's useless to walk backwards. Like you said in the end of this poem, it can't shelter anyone's back. The past is the past; time will continue to move on even in insufferable guilt. That's a frightening aspect of life, unfortunately. Still, I loved this poem. It hits home. Great job!