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All Regrets

All regrets, in every backward flashback leave bitter tastes like remorseful morsels left drowning in your tear welled eyes each day was longer and lower lower and loathing exposed naked in clothing open and empty without your ....trusting All regrets, in every backward flashback chisel names on tombstone with unforgivable clarity leaving unbearable burials beneath these wretched feet reincarnated daily sleighing me repeatedly with growing fervor fervor and hate filthy face washed over in angst closed off from safety and salvation without your ....understanding All regrets, in every backward flashback grimacing sneers returned in mirrors like evil staring contests every showdown lost in landslide fashion, reflection laughing devoured each hour as they slip by consuming consuming and draining worlds worth of words and deeds beyond explaining I'm only half as good and partially whole without your ....forgiveness Inspired by Mr. Michael Jordan's "Untwisted" contest

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Date: 10/15/2009 5:42:00 AM
I felt this way monthes ago Steve but now I am much stronger, always nice to get the forgiveness of others before going to the altar. I hope you can forgive me for my past actions at the soup. Have a wonderful, blessed day, Lucinda
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Date: 4/27/2009 3:57:00 PM
How quickly the days pass with "every showdown lost in landslide fashion," Steve. There is so much truth in this sad but compelling reflection on the brevity of life. And I've always believed the ability to forgive defines a person's true character. Love the last two lines. Great work!
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Date: 4/22/2009 7:56:00 PM
Very original styling ... all the best in the contest ... it is a poem enshrining cyclic beauty ... I love the repititons
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Date: 4/22/2009 4:29:00 PM
This is truly genius. I love your stanza form (the last words making the theme: trusting understanding forgiveness) and I love your cadence. "Exposed naked in clothing" is going on one of my favorite quotes of all time.
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Date: 4/22/2009 8:23:00 AM
Wow, the last line is most thought provoking. What exactly is this all about, so the reader wonders. So much pain and anguish in your every line. You are still suffering dearly, tormented it seems, from some past experience. I am thinking of my own inner turmoil voiced in one of my latest writes, and the learning to forgive yourself first thing. Well, always Steve, your writing is superior, to say the least. Warmest wishes and good luck. Love, Shar
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