I'm Sorry
I’m Sorry
What was it that I meant to say
Before you cried and turned away
My heart called out to beg you “stay!”
But foolish pride got in my way
How cleverly each word was said
I trapped myself in my own web
Each little barb to grip and tear
To hurt you more than you could bear
Those words that made you turn and flee
Returned to shame and humble me
Could I but have them back again
I would not say them now, as then
About this poem
Sometime, when young, arguments are about winning. The reasons are lost in the battle to concur not to clarify. If you argue correctly, you need not apologize.
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Written on January 01, 2015
Submitted by robertjordan47 on January 11, 2024
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 425 |
Words | 90 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 12 |
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