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For whatever it's worth
To whoever will listen
To the first one to care
To the one whose eyes glisten
Listening, waiting intently there
I never meant to hurt anyone
They were never meant to cry
Every time I hurt someone
It wasn't done out of spite
First tear I watched fall
Made my pathetic heart thaw
Showed my weakness to all
Bared all my scars and flaws
Showed them I'm just a thrall
I know I caused more problems
Than any person is ever worth
I never intended any of them
I honestly need to apologize first
I did a lot of things I should regret
I don't mean to always forget
Oh so many things I don't get
I thought they were an honest bet
But it's me, not them that I regret
Published 11th Jan 2014
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Anonymous
11th Jan 2014 8:37pm
I can relate. I felt like this many a times.
13th Jan 2014 1:00am
It is interesting how the usual apology is absent at the end. The regret gets twisted inward to reflect on the identity of the author/narrator and not the past actions. That word "should" in the line "I did a lot of things I should regret" negates the regret of past actions, and then the last line tells why. I tend to think a person's actions could be regrettable without holding the person in judgment, but from the interior of one's consciousness, you flip that into regretting your very being, instead of the things you did.
13th Jan 2014 8:51am
