Rowe Weiss Poet Rhyme

RESCIND

Undo the past, unbreak the trust,
Unsay the words spoken in disgust.
Unhear the song the cuckoo sang,
Unsee the places we’ve never been,
Untread the paths we’ve yet to begin.

Undo the promise made in haste,
Unveil the plans we didn’t chase.
Unearth the hatchet of regretful love,
Uncross the paths we never roved.

I wish I could unbreak your heart,
Untear the fragments that fell apart.
Like a bone that heals with a crooked seam,
I tried to hold you close, to make you dream.
I tried to hang on tight, 
Yet, despite 
my embrace, you’ve changed inside,
You’re never the same
I made you insane
And now, it seems,
 I drove you to the wild.


I used to say, 
what a hell of a guy
Now I just see
A shell of the man 
A shadow of the person
 you used to be.


Along with the broken things,
And all the recurring themes,
These hands of mine
Wish they could rewind.
Like sands through the hourglass,
I know this too shall pass.


Let’s not repeat what we’ve tried before,
Just leave the door slightly ajar.
Unhang what’s not yet resolved,
I need a change of luck,
Or perhaps a four-leaf clover.
Wish upon a star or kiss a horseshoe,
And pray that it's not over.
Undo the hurt I’ve done to you.


They say words are like spears,
Cutting deep and leaving scars.
I wish I could erase the pain,
And wipe away your fears.

I used to say, 
what a hell of a guy
Now all I see
Is just the shell of a man
You used to be


The stone once thrown,
The words once sown,
Can never be undone.
The moment that’s missed,
The chance that’s  forever gone.

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Daniel Henry Rodgers August 5, 2024 at 8:37 AM Dear Rowe, I could really feel the deep regret you expressed so well for actions that have damaged a relationship. Ahh, you present such great questions—the wish to do over, somehow to undo the past, heal the pain caused, and restore the connection. Throughout our life we come to the and realization recognize the impossibility of reversing time and the lasting impact of our actions. I loved reading your well inked poem. - Blessings, My Dear Friend, Daniel Rowe Weiss August 5, 2024 at 4:26 PM Thank you for taking the time to read it. I read some of your work, very profound.

John Beam July 30, 2024 at 10:03 PM Sad and deep but there is always forgiveness Rowe Weiss August 5, 2024 at 4:27 PM Definitely. Thanks for stopping by.