No Regrets

Pride comes before the fall,

But the fall must hurt

Before humility can appear;

Like a little child reaching out,

The strongest cannot help but cry.

The scariest times are those

When one who is loved must hurt

For another to realize

Where he or she has failed and wandered,

Life too short for ignorance 

And selfish desires and paths. 

Anger comes before harsh words,

Regret not far behind;

Are hurt feelings really worth

A lifetime of wondering 

Or even a moment of sadness?

Experience is the most painful

Teacher one can be fortunate enough to have.

Friends are forever or for awhile,

But hold on to them at least while you can;

May they love you, and may they hurt you,

The true test of a real friend written

In memories, laughs, and tears.

Live life to the fullest if you must,

But always try to live life in a way 

That only you can, in a way unique to you.

Reviews

[G!o]

These are those poems i read with my finger to the chin...you truly have given poetry it's definition here. You have created wonder of words out of a mere thought life's lesson. I adore the way you think, it makes your poetry totally not normal from what we read here daily...this is great.

[Sarah Marie]

wow thanks! Comments like these make thinking differently worth it! I'm glad you like it!

[Felecia]

I can't even explain how this went so deep into my soul....
It's basically all true. All of it. We go through life, experiencing everyone and learning all these lessons. We have to make sure that we regret nothing. We can't keep going on in life regretting every choice me make, even outcome it has. We need to learn from our mistakes, and even may the same mistakes dozens of times, untill we know that we've learned the lesson full and completely. We need to make many memories, good and bad. Make friends, and lose friends that turn out to be not so true. We need to experience ever emotion possible. Pain, fear, envy, sorrow, love and whatever else there is. We can regret some things for awhile, if we need to or wish. There's no doub that we will regret things, wish that the course of the past could be changed, so we are able to take another path and seek a better out come, but we all know we can't change the past. The past needs to stay the past and we can't dewell on it forever or for to long. But we may regret things for awhile, but we can't forever. We need to move on. We live our lives the way they are needed to be lived.
I hope that made sense and that I wasn't ramboling on, ahah.
This is a truely beautiful poem and it's just touched my very soul, that you so much Sarah

[Sarah Marie]

I am so glad this touched you, and I could not agree more with what you said! Thanks for the nice comment!

[Felecia]

No, thank you! :)

[Owlgirl]

Wow! Good job!
Great rythm, and I love the different messages you send.

[Sarah Marie]

Thanks! To be honest, the message kept changing so it split itself in about four... Glad you like it!