Hollow Words

Words and actions We can't take back Then say "I'm sorry" After the fact Pleasures taken today Are tomorrow's regrets Apologies offered We hope they forget Contentment subsides Reality sets in We got what we wanted At the price of a friend Self-gratification Was our only concern Relationships damaged Why can't we learn That consequences of acting Before we think Can not be repaired By being succinct Posted on another website under my pen name "poemdog" Daniel Turner