When "sorry" Seems Lame
Sorry if I made you worry.
To doubt or question me.
It's totally understandable.
And even I can this see.
Sorry if I hurt someone,
Somewhere in my past.
Sorry if I felt hurt as well.
And the pall it did once cast.
Sorry for your troubles,
So much deeper than are mine,
Sorry for sin and anger
And for those who feel just fine
After tearing hearts to pieces
To fling into the sky
And kill the innocent,
Makes one want to cry
For those we lose, and mourn
Those we wish were never born
Those sick of being sick
And tired of wondering why,
Those who cry to live forever,
And those who want to die...
Life can seem brutal,
Nasty and unfair
Makes you sometimes wonder,
Why you should even care
But a minute of true love
Makes up for all that pain and sorrow
And a taste of unselfish caring
Makes one want to live again tomorrow
Beyond my understanding
Beyond the wisest soul,
Simply beyond the scope of knowing,
Something just a goal
To taste a taunting hint,
To half understand in momentary flash
But never quite get it all
As hopes of such do dash
Upon the rocks of failure
As yet once again
We crash
So "Sorry" is a word
Too hard to understand
And far too often flung,
In words that seem off-hand.
Copyright © Tom Bell | Year Posted 2008
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