My Biggest Mistake
knowingly or unknowingly,the smiles I taint
I can never claim to be a saint
I make mistakes big and small
isn’t that what humans do after all?
I bow my head in compunction in prayer
submitting myself and mistakes in His care
but often fail to apologize to the ones I wrong
to those ears too, my penitence does belong
sometimes I reach out when it’s too late
they’ve either forgotten me or the hate
my biggest mistake is not apologizing in time
that magnifies the trivial mistake to a crime
I fail to muster the courage or word
and fear that it might feel absurd
should try harder to turn myself over
instead of forever yearning for closure
Written on 07/06/2016
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