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.
Zombie_B
Poem Published
27th Mar 2023 10:26pm
27th Mar 2023 10:26pm
The Devil's Fawning
As the night falls and shadows stretch
A darkness creeps that none can catch
The sound of footsteps in the dark
Whispers in the wind, an eerie mark
From the depths of hell a voice doth call
A siren song to enthrall
The souls of those who dare to stray
From the light of day into the fray
The air grows thick with the scent of fear
As a figure looms, its features unclear
With eyes that glow like embers bright
It beckons you to join the fight
A dance of death, a macabre scene
As shadows twist and weave between ...
A darkness creeps that none can catch
The sound of footsteps in the dark
Whispers in the wind, an eerie mark
From the depths of hell a voice doth call
A siren song to enthrall
The souls of those who dare to stray
From the light of day into the fray
The air grows thick with the scent of fear
As a figure looms, its features unclear
With eyes that glow like embers bright
It beckons you to join the fight
A dance of death, a macabre scene
As shadows twist and weave between ...
#regret
#grief
#dark #death
#dark #death
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Skelly
Poem Published
27th Mar 2023 6:19pm
27th Mar 2023 6:19pm
Easter in Prison
On that sacred day when Christ is risen when many gather with hope and good cheer
I sit suicidal on Easter in prison
alone in emptiness and fear
locked away from all signs of love
holding back tears of regret and pain
searching and praying for strength from above
to face the unending scorn and disdain
tonight I’ll end this life of hate
be removed from all I’ve ever known
but the power to control that fate
is the only thing I own
on the books of this house of correction
on this sacred day of resurrection
I sit suicidal on Easter in prison
alone in emptiness and fear
locked away from all signs of love
holding back tears of regret and pain
searching and praying for strength from above
to face the unending scorn and disdain
tonight I’ll end this life of hate
be removed from all I’ve ever known
but the power to control that fate
is the only thing I own
on the books of this house of correction
on this sacred day of resurrection
#regret
#rejection
#shame
#despair
#emptiness
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KrystalG
Poem Published
26th Mar 2023 10:51pm
26th Mar 2023 10:51pm
Hear My Plea
So this is my story huh?
I'm living it
Seeing from present eyes
It's so hard for me
And I am afraid
I want to shut down
Crawl back into my box
Never come out
Believing it'd be better
Than dealing with people
Always
I can't help myself
I end up feeling so pitiful
Like I should have just
Shut the fuck up
Why stupid girl
Did you open your big mouth
Taunting
Creating more negativity
Within my brain
I want to escape
This is driving me
Fucking insane
Toes curling
Jaws...
I'm living it
Seeing from present eyes
It's so hard for me
And I am afraid
I want to shut down
Crawl back into my box
Never come out
Believing it'd be better
Than dealing with people
Always
I can't help myself
I end up feeling so pitiful
Like I should have just
Shut the fuck up
Why stupid girl
Did you open your big mouth
Taunting
Creating more negativity
Within my brain
I want to escape
This is driving me
Fucking insane
Toes curling
Jaws...
#anger
#anxiety
#regret
#loneliness
#confusion
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mcjay
Poem Published
26th Mar 2023 3:24pm
26th Mar 2023 3:24pm
The Bleakness of Solitude
How bleak and desolate is the heart,
That beats alone in the silence of night,
When all around the world seems to depart,
And nothing but emptiness is in sight.
The wretched soul that wanders in the dark,
Amidst the echoes of its own despair,
Feels but a void where once was life's spark,
And none to share the burden of its care.
No warmth of human touch to soothe the pain,
No friendly voice to offer kind reprieve,
No love to light the dreary path again,
And bid the heart its shattered hope retrieve.
Thus, in the...
That beats alone in the silence of night,
When all around the world seems to depart,
And nothing but emptiness is in sight.
The wretched soul that wanders in the dark,
Amidst the echoes of its own despair,
Feels but a void where once was life's spark,
And none to share the burden of its care.
No warmth of human touch to soothe the pain,
No friendly voice to offer kind reprieve,
No love to light the dreary path again,
And bid the heart its shattered hope retrieve.
Thus, in the...
#regret
#loneliness
#heartbroken #FallingInLove
#heartbroken #FallingInLove
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Maple666
Poem Published
26th Mar 2023 1:38pm
26th Mar 2023 1:38pm
BUT
If I could have told you how I felt with you .
But and that’s the crux that’s crucified
me so much . It’s an almighty stumbling
block . It’s the heart wishing it had vocal
chords and melodies to sing to express
every god dam thing but the mind it’s
not so inclined it’s nudges you with
rationale and it’s ability to make you fool
proof . It’s the lock on the gate although
your heart urges you to find the key .
BUT ……… .
But and that’s the crux that’s crucified
me so much . It’s an almighty stumbling
block . It’s the heart wishing it had vocal
chords and melodies to sing to express
every god dam thing but the mind it’s
not so inclined it’s nudges you with
rationale and it’s ability to make you fool
proof . It’s the lock on the gate although
your heart urges you to find the key .
BUT ……… .
#regret
#heartbroken
#secrets
#escape
#bittersweet
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Skelly
Poem Published
24th Mar 2023 10:35pm
24th Mar 2023 10:35pm
Guilty
Quite a tale you’ve spun this time
but far from the perfect crime
though your blood runs cold
the jury won’t be sold
looking in your lifeless eyes
seeing through your pack of lies
I’m not sorry for wishing you the worst
just guilty for not killing you first
but far from the perfect crime
though your blood runs cold
the jury won’t be sold
looking in your lifeless eyes
seeing through your pack of lies
I’m not sorry for wishing you the worst
just guilty for not killing you first
#anger
#regret
#frustration
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PeaceFlpw
Peace Flow
Peace Flow
Poem Published
21st Mar 2023 7:42pm
21st Mar 2023 7:42pm
this is not a poem
this is not a poem. (observing everyday happenings)this is why i don't go out of my way most of the time to meet people, and often stay to myself.... im cool calm and collected as I say this.... Im no where near perfect but.... sometimes I sit as I shake my head at how unbelievably full of shit people are sometimes....
#regret
#TruthOfLife
#humankind
#LifeCycle
#disappointment
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Skelly
Poem Published
20th Mar 2023 8:31pm
20th Mar 2023 8:31pm
The Unseen Hater
Hungry howls the hollow pit of the grim invader
for what does it yearn
the kind soul of the willing trader
to whom this may concern
artful treachery of the corrupt persuader
tormented pupils eager to learn
led down an alley to an incinerator
where love is lost and dreams burn
for misled victims of the unseen hater
from whom kind souls do not return.
for what does it yearn
the kind soul of the willing trader
to whom this may concern
artful treachery of the corrupt persuader
tormented pupils eager to learn
led down an alley to an incinerator
where love is lost and dreams burn
for misled victims of the unseen hater
from whom kind souls do not return.
#regret
#hate
#fate
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KrystalG
Poem Published
19th Mar 2023 10:33pm
19th Mar 2023 10:33pm
Guilty Hair
Right now
I feel so
Guilty inside
Cute hairstyle
But different
I'm covering it up
Why?
I shouldn't be
Its cute to me right?
I asked for this didn't I?
So why then?
Why do I feel guilty
It isn't exactly what I expected
The hair
But, it's still cute
However
Feeling ugly in it
Insecurities are weighing me down
Needing a confidence boost
I don't want to drown
Hiding something from myself
Fearing that may be true
I feel so lost
Please help tell me what to do
Oh the irony this...
I feel so
Guilty inside
Cute hairstyle
But different
I'm covering it up
Why?
I shouldn't be
Its cute to me right?
I asked for this didn't I?
So why then?
Why do I feel guilty
It isn't exactly what I expected
The hair
But, it's still cute
However
Feeling ugly in it
Insecurities are weighing me down
Needing a confidence boost
I don't want to drown
Hiding something from myself
Fearing that may be true
I feel so lost
Please help tell me what to do
Oh the irony this...
#sadness
#regret
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Betty
Poem Published
19th Mar 2023 7:10pm
19th Mar 2023 7:10pm
Fickle c**t theater -- now with interactive water element!
#regret
#breakup
#friendship #disappointment
#friendship #disappointment
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Styxian
Poem Published
19th Mar 2023 4:19pm
19th Mar 2023 4:19pm
Last Writes
This is not to you.
Not about how you left disjointed,
same as the way you arrived.
Not about those nights
that I had tried to rub it out for you.
How you came to me, pre-pained,
looking for a home remedy.
And all I could say was
I can try.
Not about those couple of dreams
that you left on my bed.
I couldn't just throw them away.
So I spent last night
with them under my head.
They were softer than I expected.
Yet I'm not used to that,
same as you.
I woke up with the fact
that you hadn't...
Not about how you left disjointed,
same as the way you arrived.
Not about those nights
that I had tried to rub it out for you.
How you came to me, pre-pained,
looking for a home remedy.
And all I could say was
I can try.
Not about those couple of dreams
that you left on my bed.
I couldn't just throw them away.
So I spent last night
with them under my head.
They were softer than I expected.
Yet I'm not used to that,
same as you.
I woke up with the fact
that you hadn't...
#regret
#confusion
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Poetic_Quill
Mister Write
Mister Write
Poem Published
19th Mar 2023 1:08pm
19th Mar 2023 1:08pm
The Butterfly Effect
blossom kisses on an orchard’s breeze
come alive beneath a sickle moon
I would die to behold her tranquil gaze
weakened appreciation, brought to my knees
please come with me and hide from the rain
chase the shadows with shades of blue
return to the inner sanctum of my thoughts
I grace your altar as you steal my pain
sweet dreams come to life born of flame
though some days I crave to shed my skin
time’s subtle currents start to overtake
and your deepest sighs caress my name
come alive beneath a sickle moon
I would die to behold her tranquil gaze
weakened appreciation, brought to my knees
please come with me and hide from the rain
chase the shadows with shades of blue
return to the inner sanctum of my thoughts
I grace your altar as you steal my pain
sweet dreams come to life born of flame
though some days I crave to shed my skin
time’s subtle currents start to overtake
and your deepest sighs caress my name
#regret
#emptiness
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