Set in Stone

A journey with the ego

Set in stone

can't turn back

broken spirits left trodden in the street

streetlamp throws light on my face

exposing my imperfections

decades have passed

regrets piled up

like hoarders sleeping on their garbage

I feel so shallow now

I felt no commitment to anyone or anything

damn my ego, what a traitor 

what a skeevy traitor you are!

you were just laughing in the shadows

waiting for me to f**k up

knowing full well that one day 

I would learn the essence of compromise and sacrifice

you must be enjoying this pain now

seeing my bleeding remorse

I used to be able to destroy everything

in one sweeping motion

thought I was strong

shameful my oath was not my word

how misguided I was

but the path was laid early on

the pain in my mothers eyes left scares

I would not suffer like she

set in stone

I left broken spirits in the street

finally my ego is in shackles 

buried in the dungeon with the dead rats

slowly suffocating 

Reviews

[Alessander]

decades have passed
regrets piled up
like hoarders sleeping on their garbage

Very unique. It's sorta tragic and comic simultaneously

This does very much feel like a struggle between ego and perhaps id, or even superego

Or more like the ID has made the person do something the Superego/society wouldn't approve of.

Cool ending

finally my ego is in shackles
buried in the dungeon with the dead rats
slowly suffocating

Sweet.

[Hebe]

Thanks Alessander.... sometimes we get caught up in our egos...

[Alessander]

I think a lot of us are TRAPPED in our egos.
Hard cage to transcend from, that's for sure.

[Hebe]

....we can just try everyday to become a little more humble.

[Pete]

OMG W O W! you have outdone yourself. this is pure gold. i am speechless! you've been holding out girl. now you're really rolling. i love every word and it is beyond effective. it is in the literary stratosphere. the imagery is out of this world & every word is spring-loaded with emotion. we are all chained by our egos and suffer regrets. It doesn't get any better than this. bravo! perfecto! :)

[Hebe]

Wow ...i love sending my writing to you ....your reviews are always so inspirational to me... we speak the same language ;)

[Pete]

for sure. we are on the same wavelength. i loved it.

[Tashida]

Can I first just say WOW!? I enjoyed reading this poem so much. It is a sad thing when regret piles up and unfortunately, it seems to be inevitable. We all make a wrong decision sometime in our lives generally at the hands of our emotions or our ego as you so brilliantly pointed out.
However, in the long run I think there are only a few points in my life that I shall ever truly regret but for an odd reason, I wouldn't change them. Simply because the bad decisions helped make me who I am today just as much as the good ones; perhaps even more so.
Sorry about the ramble :) I give this poem a huge thumbs up. FANTASTIC work. Loved it :) ;)

[Hebe]

Hi Tashida... thank you my friend . ... I love ranting:)... for the most part i agree with you but sometimes the accumulation of experiences as years go by, changes your prospective. ...

[Tashida]

Yes this is true... I suppose it just depends on your point of view. One of the things I love about poetry.

[Bare Trees]

Regret is a manacle around our conscience. It often takes years before one sees his mistakes knowing there is no way to turn back time and repair the damage.

[Hebe]

Thankyou for reading my poem.