Regrets

From a wind-swept window looking out
upon raindrops falling on soggy ground,
alone she stands remembering a life
filled with happy memories.

How did it come to this, she asks herself,
why a love that should have lasted years
could abruptly end in the wink of an eye
like a bad dream.

Harsh words hurled and no one giving in,
pride lording over what remains of a home
that for long they tried so hard building,
sorry the hardest word to say.

Fool, fool, she curses like new-found mantra
to somehow ease the vise tightly gripping
her presently numbed, shell-shocked brain
and deaden the pain.

Now with solitude as her only company
while silence screams with the noise
announcing the finality of her misery,
she laughs yet again.

As the hard rain continues to pour down
so are the tears of regrets and bitterness,
too late wondering what would have been
had she not driven him away.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2008

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Babcock Avatar
January 11, 2009 at 8:55 PM
This is sad but oh so true in life. Hope this is just a poem and not someone you knew personally. Regrets come in many forms unfortunately. God Bless Phyl
Winter Avatar
December 30, 2008 at 3:55 PM
Gosh Fred, this is terribly sad. The imagery of her crying in the rain is unbearable. You wrote a very convincing poem/story. Hope there is no basis to reality for it. Truly excellent. Love, Shar
Richards Avatar
December 30, 2008 at 8:09 AM
This is so longing with the wishing to have another chance. Heart breaker...and bitter tears are felt so deeply. Well done, Wilfredo! ~Love, Carrie
Reynolds Avatar
December 30, 2008 at 3:33 AM
That is so sad. the visual of her laughing in empty rooms is very strong, that is lunacy for you, in perfect form. Excellent. Love, Kristin
Chamma Avatar
December 30, 2008 at 1:58 AM
A sense of great sadness here. The description and word usage is wonderful :) Take care, Farah
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