Poems About Regret
#regret
Poetry about regret and remorse. These poems about regret take us on a painful journey, exploring mistakes, missed opportunities and feelings of guilt for failing to act. We all have regrets in life, whether we actually did something wrong, or have guilty feelings for something which was out of our control.
cpizzi
Christian P
Christian P
Poem Published
Yesterday 4:17pm
Yesterday 4:17pm
where were you
in the corner
of this room
the silhouette
of regret it looms
feelings felt just
fade too soon
reaching for you
and i never knew
just how it felt
to hurt this bad
deep down i know
your glad & its so sad
this hollow heart
once a work of art
you can’t jumpstart
what is already falling apart
in front of me i couldn’t see
all of the deceit
the heart on my sleeve
blinded me so innocently
sword of deceit unsheathes
gently grazed upon my cheek ...
of this room
the silhouette
of regret it looms
feelings felt just
fade too soon
reaching for you
and i never knew
just how it felt
to hurt this bad
deep down i know
your glad & its so sad
this hollow heart
once a work of art
you can’t jumpstart
what is already falling apart
in front of me i couldn’t see
all of the deceit
the heart on my sleeve
blinded me so innocently
sword of deceit unsheathes
gently grazed upon my cheek ...
#depression
#regret
#hurt
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cloventongue89
Poem Published
Yesterday 3:15pm
Yesterday 3:15pm
Empty Promises
I don't know how to lie to spare your heart
Yet love in truth embraces the reality
I won't fake a smile to keep up the illusion
No opportunity for mercy
Every facade is an obstacle to intimacy
There is no truth in the lie only honesty
When feelings pave way to revel
In the serenades of my own hypocrisy
I'm learning to believe in my defense
But no matter how we justify our sins
It proves, every confession made with a disclaimer
Is our counterfeit attempt to forge humility
My humanity is no excuse for my humanity
Love is my...
Yet love in truth embraces the reality
I won't fake a smile to keep up the illusion
No opportunity for mercy
Every facade is an obstacle to intimacy
There is no truth in the lie only honesty
When feelings pave way to revel
In the serenades of my own hypocrisy
I'm learning to believe in my defense
But no matter how we justify our sins
It proves, every confession made with a disclaimer
Is our counterfeit attempt to forge humility
My humanity is no excuse for my humanity
Love is my...
#regret
#TruthOfLife
#honesty
#redemption
#disappointment
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cloventongue89
Poem Published
Yesterday 3:13pm
Yesterday 3:13pm
What Was and What's to Come
I'm caught between transcendence and gravity
When everything revolves around the world behind our own eyes
Sucked in again as insecurities speak
Triggered by commonalities
Attacking from different angles inspired by the same needs
Residing on opposite ends of an unbalanced equation
Learning to love despite the thief behind our homes
Hearts are held hostage
Targeted venting of sentimental wounds
Caught up in the wreckage
Casualty in the ruins of a former life
I don't live there anymore
Provoked by insinuation
This is...
When everything revolves around the world behind our own eyes
Sucked in again as insecurities speak
Triggered by commonalities
Attacking from different angles inspired by the same needs
Residing on opposite ends of an unbalanced equation
Learning to love despite the thief behind our homes
Hearts are held hostage
Targeted venting of sentimental wounds
Caught up in the wreckage
Casualty in the ruins of a former life
I don't live there anymore
Provoked by insinuation
This is...
#regret
#hope
#forgiveness
#redemption
#disappointment
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Erotic_Goddess
Poem Published
Yesterday 7:02am
Yesterday 7:02am
Heals
I used to hate walking in heels,
but the pain of a 6 inch spike pertruding from my heel in comparison too a 6 inch blade to the heart makes it more appealing.
I can walk in pain,
but fall in broken..
Tripping over my own two feet is a talent I hold dear to my sanity,
he was clumsy with his hands,
I was eager with my perceptions...
I was lost in his eyes,
they clouded the deceptions.
I have curves but not enough to render him honest,
enough to fill his hands,
but not too keep his eye.
I was...
but the pain of a 6 inch spike pertruding from my heel in comparison too a 6 inch blade to the heart makes it more appealing.
I can walk in pain,
but fall in broken..
Tripping over my own two feet is a talent I hold dear to my sanity,
he was clumsy with his hands,
I was eager with my perceptions...
I was lost in his eyes,
they clouded the deceptions.
I have curves but not enough to render him honest,
enough to fill his hands,
but not too keep his eye.
I was...
#sadness
#regret
#heartbroken
#disappointment
#bittersweet
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cloventongue89
Poem Published
Yesterday 6:42am
Yesterday 6:42am
Love Stumble
You handed me the knife
I died upon partaking
Every word is severed
When integrity is faking
Learning to believe in me
Cultivating the public display
Behind closed doors I'm slumbering
Alive and yet still wishing life away
Circumstantial dictatorship
Values best preserved
When everything is ideal
Lock me up behind the obstacle
Until who I am is real
Transmitting diseases
You drew your scars on me
Skin cancer contagious
Moral degradation by way of company
Pride swells overlapping ...
I died upon partaking
Every word is severed
When integrity is faking
Learning to believe in me
Cultivating the public display
Behind closed doors I'm slumbering
Alive and yet still wishing life away
Circumstantial dictatorship
Values best preserved
When everything is ideal
Lock me up behind the obstacle
Until who I am is real
Transmitting diseases
You drew your scars on me
Skin cancer contagious
Moral degradation by way of company
Pride swells overlapping ...
#regret
#forgiveness
#spiritual
#honesty
#redemption
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Kavik1
Poem Published
Yesterday 5:28am
Yesterday 5:28am
An Hour too Late
I feel like I was an hour too late.
Now you're gone and I'm left with pain.
I miss you my friend.
Now I'm cutting and crying again.
Wish I was there sooner to help you.
Blaming myself again.
I lost another friend.
Crying for days will be the case.
All because I was an hour too late.
Now you're gone and I'm left with pain.
I miss you my friend.
Now I'm cutting and crying again.
Wish I was there sooner to help you.
Blaming myself again.
I lost another friend.
Crying for days will be the case.
All because I was an hour too late.
#depression
#regret
#SelfHarm #suicide
#SelfHarm #suicide
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cloventongue89
Poem Published
30th Jul 2021 5:34am
30th Jul 2021 5:34am
Cold Hearted If You Have One
Up against your loaded eyes
You speak in a language of silence
As your bitterness is coming through
Offenses derived of inadequacy
As if I should live subject to the approval of you
Mutual insecurity contrived of lacking
Compensating
Take to the stage of our social role play
Scripted after policy puppetry
From corporate marionettes
Is this a dance or a war?
Finding harmony in the dissonance of a common ground enemy
Skip the pleasantries and lay it out
Abusing need to manipulate
Advantages taken
You are a...
You speak in a language of silence
As your bitterness is coming through
Offenses derived of inadequacy
As if I should live subject to the approval of you
Mutual insecurity contrived of lacking
Compensating
Take to the stage of our social role play
Scripted after policy puppetry
From corporate marionettes
Is this a dance or a war?
Finding harmony in the dissonance of a common ground enemy
Skip the pleasantries and lay it out
Abusing need to manipulate
Advantages taken
You are a...
#anger
#regret
#politics
#frustration
#disappointment
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brokentitanium
k.
k.
Poem Published
30th Jul 2021 2:43am
30th Jul 2021 2:43am
Short-term Contract
I can't be angry;
you couldn't have known that door
led straight to my heart.
I opened it wide, trusting;
you never planned on staying.
you couldn't have known that door
led straight to my heart.
I opened it wide, trusting;
you never planned on staying.
#regret
#heartbroken
#crush
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Gentle
Poem Published
28th Jul 2021 1:46pm
28th Jul 2021 1:46pm
DOWN TO THE EARTH
Down to the earth like an open grave,
but with smiles on the face like a quokka,
Who can read the heart through the shining teeth, or see the mind from the glittering lips! If there are tears that ease the pains, let them flow out like the evil stream, And poems that can tell the mind, pour them out like an open tap!
He Passes through the same street again and again, missing just the same steps again and again.
but with smiles on the face like a quokka,
Who can read the heart through the shining teeth, or see the mind from the glittering lips! If there are tears that ease the pains, let them flow out like the evil stream, And poems that can tell the mind, pour them out like an open tap!
He Passes through the same street again and again, missing just the same steps again and again.
#regret
#shame
#despair
#disappointment
#emptiness
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cloventongue89
Poem Published
28th Jul 2021 7:15am
28th Jul 2021 7:15am
False Nobility
Making art of my affliction
Responding to another benediction
No matter how many times I ask
Mercy seems an impossible task
Grace by faith as dead as mere intention
Overcoming in words when deeds detach
Confession isn't enough to live down facts
Asking for revisions on the way I author me
When who I am is someone other than the man I'm supposed to be
All purpose by appearances
I've got it all together today
At least by the measure of what I say
I set my life on fire with an unruly tongue
As I choke on my...
Responding to another benediction
No matter how many times I ask
Mercy seems an impossible task
Grace by faith as dead as mere intention
Overcoming in words when deeds detach
Confession isn't enough to live down facts
Asking for revisions on the way I author me
When who I am is someone other than the man I'm supposed to be
All purpose by appearances
I've got it all together today
At least by the measure of what I say
I set my life on fire with an unruly tongue
As I choke on my...
#regret
#lust
#God
#temptation
#morality
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Numer90
Numer0-un0
Numer0-un0
Poem Published
28th Jul 2021 00:43am
28th Jul 2021 00:43am
Crime Diary
Extracted from my crime diary..
An extract from a crime diary..
Castaway in this journey..
Whoever sees can tell am in such a hurry..
Hitch hiking at times got lifted lorry to lorry..
Repeat after me, I say Oh! No!..
I don't consider this an honor..
And until I happen to man up..
"I know, but I'll take my chances anyway.. Placing bets taking odds upon the wrestlers of sumo..
Hotel receptionist I met in the bar her name is Holi..
My thrombi blocked by an emboli..
Can't...
An extract from a crime diary..
Castaway in this journey..
Whoever sees can tell am in such a hurry..
Hitch hiking at times got lifted lorry to lorry..
Repeat after me, I say Oh! No!..
I don't consider this an honor..
And until I happen to man up..
"I know, but I'll take my chances anyway.. Placing bets taking odds upon the wrestlers of sumo..
Hotel receptionist I met in the bar her name is Holi..
My thrombi blocked by an emboli..
Can't...
#regret
#grief
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KittyFromHell
Poem Published
28th Jul 2021 00:37am
28th Jul 2021 00:37am
Hell's Chains
Hell is coming up for me
Cloaked in the sweltering heat of the South
My demons lurk hungrily in my mind
Swaying to the hymns I sing from my mouth
A playlist that takes me back
Wraps me up in a world of grey.
If insanity is repetition
Then I'm in a waking looney bin every day.
Unleash the cooing succubi
That drive men to their knees.
Save the scraps for my lonely heart
As I escape into the calling trees.
Cloaked in the sweltering heat of the South
My demons lurk hungrily in my mind
Swaying to the hymns I sing from my mouth
A playlist that takes me back
Wraps me up in a world of grey.
If insanity is repetition
Then I'm in a waking looney bin every day.
Unleash the cooing succubi
That drive men to their knees.
Save the scraps for my lonely heart
As I escape into the calling trees.
#anxiety
#love
#regret
#addiction
#disappointment
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