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No Regrets

She says she
has no life regrets
I envy
Miss Cricket
yet I wonder how she's lived
this long without one?

I wonder
was it worth it all?
To go through
life without
learning anything at all-
to end where you start?

She thinks so
maybe she forgets
unkind words
broken hearts
the things we all leave behind
wish we could take back

No one needs
to live in regret
all the time
yet somehow-
I think we need to regret
certain things in life

Such as the
arrogance of youth
rude, thoughtless
envious
things we have said, not knowing
impact they would have

Regret can
be the best teacher
painful, but
lessons we
will never forget, amid
pain we cause others 

Sometimes our
regret pushes us-
self-centered
self-seeking
hedonistic and hurtful-
back toward kindness



(NOTE: Although I listed this as a Free Verse, it is actually in Shadorma form...)

Copyright © Rhona Mcferran | Year Posted 2018

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Michelle Faulkner Date: 10/17/2018 1:23:00 PM So profound, especially like the ending verses, how regret leads us back to kindness, they say sorrow makes you wise- Login to Reply Rhona Mcferran Date: 10/17/2018 2:16:00 PM Thank you so much! ;)

Caren Krutsinger Date: 10/16/2018 1:36:00 AM "Regret can be the best teacher painful, but lessons we will never forget, amid pain we cause others" - I always think of the children who hurt someone's heart today, and I wonder if they have trouble sleeping because when I do it, I always have trouble sleeping. One time I could hardly wait to apologize the next day, and the child I was apologizing to did not think I owed her one. A heart-felt poem that called to me and made me wonder about the hearts of others, my friend. Login to Reply Rhona Mcferran Date: 10/16/2018 1:48:00 PM Thank you! ;) I know I have trouble sleeping when I do that, too... and like you, sometimes they don't even think they need an apology for what has been eating me up inside! I realize I'm more sensitive about this kind of thing than most, but I like to think that others are also bothered to some degree by the cruelty they inflict. I think that this "discomfort" is the best motivator for growth and change!