Sorry?

It is saddening that all your sentimental confessions came down to just one word: Sorry.

Sorry, that supposedly means feeling distress especially through sympathy, or feeling regret or penitence, or just a polite expression of apology. But of course, what good can sorry do? Even if I willingly take The Sorry, what glad tiding should I expect it to bring?

I, too, am sorry that you feel guilty of breaking my heart. But, before expressing your utmost grief and pity, please place your bloody hand on the cracks of my heart. Cut yourself on the sharp broken pieces. Cut it deep. Let the blood splash out. Your blood, this time. Feel the excruciating pain. Feel it so much that you scream out loud in tantalizing agony and your screams run back to you like a ghost. Your ghost, precisely.    

And then, when finally the echo of your scream faints you only need to realize that you have cut your tough palm, and the weapon to cause such inflicting damage was the slaughtered pieces of my heart that you have kindly left with me. What do you feel now? I am generous enough to give you a bandage with antiseptic to cover and heal your wounds. But you, I must say, are conniving to offer a “sorry”.  

Sorry? No, I am sorry.   

Author's Note

Yet again, just some passing thoughts put down together.

Reviews

[Jacob Clifford]

I share the same thoughts as you do on this matter. Saying sorry is like putting a band-aid on a cracked window: the damage is still there.

[Fahmida Mehreen]

Perfectly said. Damage done cannot be undone and no repair can restore the originality.
Thank you for the review. It always works as an inspiration. :)

[Howard Savage]

Powerful story. Having the ability and the mental fortitude to say I am sorry that you feel guilty for breaking my heart, seemed much to passive, then the true sentiments came gushing out.

[Fahmida Mehreen]

Absolutely. By the time it is said out loud or even acted upon, it might just be too late.

Thank you for the review.

[Usman Muhammad]

This is a new perspective to look at the most common word which was not supposed to be common but it has been made common.... But why?
Your story doesn't gives the reader a definition of Sorry, in fact it shows what it means to be sorry.
Since the degradation of moral values we have lost real meaning of many things... Word 'Sorry' is just an example of it.
I admire your power of observation for writing such potent story. It was a pleasure reading this story.

[Fahmida Mehreen]

Thank you for the appreciation! What you said is very true. People misuse the word and has turned it into an almost-scarp. Sad.

Keep reading. :)

[William Liston]

Wow. This is a very poignant piece. I could really feel the pain, especially in the third paragraph. The imagery and raw emotion in that part can scarcely be improved; it was near perfect. Truth be told, when someone crushes our feelings to pieces, the word "sorry" seems insignificant, and I think this piece described that brilliantly. The last line really topped everything off. Well done.

- William Liston

[Fahmida Mehreen]

Thanks a ton, William.
Sorry is very futile after a heartbreak. It is merely a word. But, people fail to realize that.

Thanks a lot for the review.