River of Regret
Past deeds swept under the bridge
in the river of regret
should be gone ’cause they can’t be changed,
but, alas, they plague me yet.
Stalled in a swirling eddy,
they flood me with reminders of sin.
I want to forget my errors,
but I’m reminded again and again.
Why do they still swamp my mind,
accusing and full of blame?
What is done is forever done,
but I drown in them just the same.
About this poem
This poem is a lament about how, at times, I catch myself reviewing past mistakes or blunders, things I wish I could do over, which of course is impossible, and feeling the pain of remorse all over again.
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Written on March 26, 2023
Submitted by janet_1 on April 16, 2023
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Scheme | XAXA XXXX XBXB |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 399 |
Words | 87 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4 |
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