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.
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Paul S...
Paul S...
Poem Published
22nd Mar 2019 1:17am
22nd Mar 2019 1:17am
other things to think about ..
did dinosaurs have feathers ?
thus he pondered the matter
as he walked by the river, whilst
discarding her letters ..
thus he pondered the matter
as he walked by the river, whilst
discarding her letters ..
#regret
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4 Comments
DaniePhantom
Poem Published
20th Mar 2019 3:52am
20th Mar 2019 3:52am
Calling on Life
#regret
#LifeStruggles
#spiritual #confusion
#spiritual #confusion
26 reads
2 Comments
KillHope
Poem Published
19th Mar 2019 4:32pm
19th Mar 2019 4:32pm
Just Another Life
He climbed the stairs.
And was winded.
Drank whiskey in the dark.
And cried.
Looked back upon his past.
And was nauseous.
Looked to the future.
And imploded.
Another sip of whiskey, and
a glance at the gun on the
end table.
And was winded.
Drank whiskey in the dark.
And cried.
Looked back upon his past.
And was nauseous.
Looked to the future.
And imploded.
Another sip of whiskey, and
a glance at the gun on the
end table.
#sadness
#regret
#dark
#despair
#emptiness
33 reads
7 Comments
Tallen
Poem Published
19th Mar 2019 5:10am
19th Mar 2019 5:10am
Past (participle’d) beached
There will always be winters
before this one and
I’ll ever find them difficult to
remember.
After all, wasn’t this before
I came to know
sea …..
came to know us …..
came to know?
Long before,
‘I suspect even before
I knew You knew
knew me.
I once dreamed bread crumbs
of Him
in every hermit’d crab
I did my best not to step on
on my way to the beach.
I felt the answers
each grain
each iota of sand
and chose to spread
my fingers apart
...
before this one and
I’ll ever find them difficult to
remember.
After all, wasn’t this before
I came to know
sea …..
came to know us …..
came to know?
Long before,
‘I suspect even before
I knew You knew
knew me.
I once dreamed bread crumbs
of Him
in every hermit’d crab
I did my best not to step on
on my way to the beach.
I felt the answers
each grain
each iota of sand
and chose to spread
my fingers apart
...
#regret
#friendship
#Buddhist #spiritual
#Buddhist #spiritual
53 reads
9 Comments
emilyrose1995
Poem Published
18th Mar 2019 7:58pm
18th Mar 2019 7:58pm
Til death do us part
You hear my sobs from the other side of the bathroom door
You press your calloused hands against the door you built, wondering if you could do more
I'll bet you wonder how we got here and why
Being once so young and alive
In defeat, you sink down to the floor
I find it somewhat comforting as I can see your shadow beneath the door
I never thought we could feel so unbound
And you never thought you would have to worry about your feet no longer touching the ground
Still, I cry into a towel, hoping to suppress the sound
I don't...
You press your calloused hands against the door you built, wondering if you could do more
I'll bet you wonder how we got here and why
Being once so young and alive
In defeat, you sink down to the floor
I find it somewhat comforting as I can see your shadow beneath the door
I never thought we could feel so unbound
And you never thought you would have to worry about your feet no longer touching the ground
Still, I cry into a towel, hoping to suppress the sound
I don't...
#regret
#conflict
#TimeHeals
#escape
#acceptance
45 reads
4 Comments
carpemax
Poem Published
17th Mar 2019 8:46pm
17th Mar 2019 8:46pm
Beast
I am my owned worse enemy, behind lied lines of fault
Self prophesied, through indulgence, utilized, in the slaying of mined, mind assaults
For, when comes the dread of unstilled night, borne by innermost fears,
where mauls the silhouetted Falls of Past, is but The Beast of Silenced Tears
Self prophesied, through indulgence, utilized, in the slaying of mined, mind assaults
For, when comes the dread of unstilled night, borne by innermost fears,
where mauls the silhouetted Falls of Past, is but The Beast of Silenced Tears
#sadness
#regret
#rejection
#disappointment
#emptiness
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Vinci
Stephan
Stephan
Poem Published
16th Mar 2019 8:30pm
16th Mar 2019 8:30pm
One Man
Just one man
A world of horror and pain
And against it stood
Just one man
Alone, he stood and he saw
He watched as his people are persecuted
He watched as his family was cut down
He watched as babies where torn from their mothers
He watched as his sisters were forced to flee
He watched as husbands turned on their wives
As neighbors cheered as their supposed friends were killed
He watched as his brothers were hunted
Killed for who they were
Killed for where they were born
Killed for how they were born
He watched as his...
A world of horror and pain
And against it stood
Just one man
Alone, he stood and he saw
He watched as his people are persecuted
He watched as his family was cut down
He watched as babies where torn from their mothers
He watched as his sisters were forced to flee
He watched as husbands turned on their wives
As neighbors cheered as their supposed friends were killed
He watched as his brothers were hunted
Killed for who they were
Killed for where they were born
Killed for how they were born
He watched as his...
#anger
#regret
#dark
#despair
#emptiness
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Simplexity
Riven
Riven
Poem Published
14th Mar 2019 10:03am
14th Mar 2019 10:03am
Afraid
A touch to my skin
and I'm already burning.
She looks in my eyes
for a sign or a warning
I know that
she knows how I easily
choke up and break down
black out completely.
A whisper to my ear
and now I am smiling.
I hold to her tightly;
her embrace so calming.
She sees that
I see when she so carefully
brings her lips up to mine
and I part almost instantly.
A glance to my eyes
that I might be avoiding.
She sighs to herself
for what she knows I'm fearing.
I...
and I'm already burning.
She looks in my eyes
for a sign or a warning
I know that
she knows how I easily
choke up and break down
black out completely.
A whisper to my ear
and now I am smiling.
I hold to her tightly;
her embrace so calming.
She sees that
I see when she so carefully
brings her lips up to mine
and I part almost instantly.
A glance to my eyes
that I might be avoiding.
She sighs to herself
for what she knows I'm fearing.
I...
#anxiety
#regret
#loneliness
#shame
#frustration
55 reads
1 Comment
PandoraUnleashed
Poem Published
14th Mar 2019 1:52am
14th Mar 2019 1:52am
True Beauty Always Shines (crimson)
Your faith, I can't pledge
Friends, I don't give up on
YOU, do I still love
Friends, I don't give up on
YOU, do I still love
#love
#regret
#ImSorry
#friendship
#senryu
108 reads
23 Comments
poetOftragedy
Poem Published
14th Mar 2019 1:50am
14th Mar 2019 1:50am
The foolishnes of being young
I never thought before I jumped.
Never allowed fear judge who I can ever be.
I was never scared to drown.
Courageous enough to never close my eyes.
This the pleasure of being young.
You can leap into space, moon walk through life,
Fall down and come back up.
The night was never dark enough.
I heard elders say don't look down.
I did, I was chasing after the rush.
Always went in heard first.
Always ready for a fight.
A few bruises and scars to prove I'm right.
I had to hold up my side.
One more glass, endless party...
Never allowed fear judge who I can ever be.
I was never scared to drown.
Courageous enough to never close my eyes.
This the pleasure of being young.
You can leap into space, moon walk through life,
Fall down and come back up.
The night was never dark enough.
I heard elders say don't look down.
I did, I was chasing after the rush.
Always went in heard first.
Always ready for a fight.
A few bruises and scars to prove I'm right.
I had to hold up my side.
One more glass, endless party...
#regret
#learning
#SelfReflection
106 reads
10 Comments
emilyrose1995
Poem Published
13th Mar 2019 2:44am
13th Mar 2019 2:44am
The Cotton Dress
I hold her hand, warm in mine
Maybe even too tightly
Do I clasp her hands
I trace her delicate fingers
I trace the outline of her floral, cotton dress
It feels soft
It is my favorite
She laughs, a feminine sound
A girlish giggle
I smile as I ponder the way
The setting sun hits her face
Her beautiful face
Her eyes remind me of pools of honey
Golden and warm
She has leaves intertwined in her hair
As she lies in the long, forlorn...
Maybe even too tightly
Do I clasp her hands
I trace her delicate fingers
I trace the outline of her floral, cotton dress
It feels soft
It is my favorite
She laughs, a feminine sound
A girlish giggle
I smile as I ponder the way
The setting sun hits her face
Her beautiful face
Her eyes remind me of pools of honey
Golden and warm
She has leaves intertwined in her hair
As she lies in the long, forlorn...
#regret
#heartbroken
#secrets
54 reads
10 Comments
BabydoII
Poem Published
12th Mar 2019 3:22pm
12th Mar 2019 3:22pm
Don't Pull the Trigger
He sat me down after that fateful night
Watching me silently to build up the fright
After cleaning my mess, I had to face him
Him and his fire and his speech about sin
I thought I would get the typical treatment
Spoken to like a child to feel a miscreant
But this time a sadness took over his eyes
To speak of a hard and difficult time
Never had I seen such submissiveness in him
The look made me stop to wipe off my grin
This man who had terrified me most of my life
Was the very same who would separate me from...
Watching me silently to build up the fright
After cleaning my mess, I had to face him
Him and his fire and his speech about sin
I thought I would get the typical treatment
Spoken to like a child to feel a miscreant
But this time a sadness took over his eyes
To speak of a hard and difficult time
Never had I seen such submissiveness in him
The look made me stop to wipe off my grin
This man who had terrified me most of my life
Was the very same who would separate me from...
#regret
#LifeStruggles
#LifeChangingMoment
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