Things I Have Regretted
This poem was written for our monthly church poetry group. The theme was 'Regret'. I hope you enjoy reading it! Things I have Regretted The promises I've broken; The promises that were wrong; The times I should have spoken; The times I should have held my tongue. The follies of my youth; The reserve that comes with time; The times when I have told the truth when a lie would have been more kind. Foolish ways I spent my money; Trying too hard to be cool; The jokes I thought were funny when really they were cruel. The times I should have had more grace; Times I should have taken stands; The times I tried hard to save face when I should have held up my hands. The times I should have gone to bed; The times I should have not; The times the things that were in my head were better I forgot. The window glass; the help not lent; That extra glass of wine; The words I said and that I meant; Believing I had time. The late night kiss that never was; The flight I ne...