Good Intentions

Though you might not call it a success,
I strived to do what I thought best. 
Yet, I did not get it right, I guess.
I admit that, and I confess -
what I made was one big mess.

Now that my life is almost through, 
and you ask, "What were you trying to do?"
I softly say, "I am one who,
more than anything else, loved you, 
and tried, always, to be true."
Copyright © | Year Posted 2025

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Wolf Avatar
September 21, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Hope you got some 'good vibrations' out of the deal as well. ~ Brian Wilson
Crandall Avatar
September 22, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Haha, yep, definitely good vibrations!
Etgen-Baker Avatar
September 21, 2025 at 5:27 PM
a poignant and sobering poem. I've had similar thoughts to which my mother-in-law said, "Oh, honey...we all do the best we can from where we are the time....no need to fret."
Crandall Avatar
September 21, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Thanks Sara! - yup, I agree with your mother-in-law. We do our best.
Greenhough Avatar
September 21, 2025 at 4:21 PM
A great poem, it's a little funny, a little smart.
Crandall Avatar
September 21, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Thanks Hilda!
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September 21, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Thanks Hilda!
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