The Uselessness of Regret
You're tough on yourself,
unnecessarily,
for what you've lost
and wish to have again.
Guess what?
You were never meant
to have whatever that is
in the first place!
You remain dejected
about the fork on the road
you never took.
Big deal.
You were never meant
to take that fork
to begin with!
There's no use
saddling yourself with what ifs.
Resign yourself to fate!
Everything happens for a reason.
Put regret
in your rearview mirror
and be at peace.
It shouldn't be
That enduring ghost
haunting you
time and time again
It shouldn't be
The strings puppeteering you.
Regret is a small fish
To be thrown back to the sea.
Date written and posted: 03/24/2019
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