Carl Halling Poet Free verse

With What Unspeakable Anguish

Oh! With what unspeakable anguish
Do I regret the vocation
I came so close 
And so oft to having
The sweet acclamation
That might have been mine.

Had I tried and failed,
That would scarcely concern me,
Yet, I squandered my resources
Time and time again,
And failed so unnecessarily,
That is what so torments me.

I only wish I could contemplate
More than a mere handful
Of past achievements with pride
And satisfaction,
But even this paltry compensation,
Remains stubbornly beyond me.

Oh! With what unspeakable anguish
Do I regret the vocation
I came so close 
And so oft to having
The sweet acclamation
That might have been mine.

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S.Zaynab Kamoonpuri August 24, 2019 at 6:28 AM An awesome poem poetically wistful with feelings of regret and missed opportunity. You express in a superb way indeed. Kudos! Pls pleez do review/ comment my newest poem too.