Regret

Have you ever just gone outside And breathed in the morning air No longer strangled by emotion Dangling above a tipped chair Standing on the edge of God’s balcony Your shirt flutters in the breeze Prevue to the rebirth of solace Stripped of life’s incurable disease Do you remember the first time The grass tickled your bare feet Comforting your tiny footsteps Leading to the cracked concrete Were those tears that flowed The day Daddy held you high Or just raindrops from heaven Washing hope down the drive Oh, life is a funny thing When it's only filled with regret Kind of like a loaded pistol Being cocked against your head