Regretful

REGRETFUL
Once more and ever sorrowful
I see the bitter past
Can I perceive tomorrow till
The dark of night has passed

With time the damned 
Take heed and heart 
Past deeds they whimper still
Conscience jams the nutter part
So says the whip-or-will
Don Johnson 2-august-10
Copyright © | Year Posted 2010

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Sweetheart Avatar
August 7, 2011 at 5:12 PM
Congrats DON on having this poem make it to first round competition..luv..good luck...
Guzzi Avatar
August 3, 2011 at 8:47 PM
Yeah! A winning write moving up! Congrad's Light & Love
Blauw Avatar
August 3, 2011 at 8:14 AM
Congratulations on making the first round. Good luck.
Brown Avatar
August 2, 2011 at 6:37 PM
Congratulations on your poetry making it through round one in the PoetrySoup International Poetry contest Don. I wish you the best in the final round. Love, Carol
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August 2, 2011 at 9:37 AM
Don, Good Luck! Congratulations on your poem's capture of the first round. Agape, Moses
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