Solace

I die a thousand deaths every day And regrets come rolling over me Like waves crashing on jagged reefs I mourn not the things lost to me I grieve over my foolishness Of how I could be so naïve How people came and went their way The rock that I am I chose to stay I grieve over my wishes Lo! I'm the one left behind Can't walk on water The Nile won't part for me Now I sit and beg this world to return The pieces of what I used to be