Useless Apologies

The same thing keeps happening, and yet I make the same promises. Maybe one day I will learn from my mistakes...

Apologies will not heal,

The deep wounds I cast,

Apologies will not take back,

The promises I broke so easily,

 

This decision you don’t understand,

Was not one of easy choosing,

But we were not meant to join,

Just to merely cross paths briefly,

 

You look at me with such pain,

Silently telling me of all the ways,

I let you down, just like them,

Just another person who left you,

 

But I ask you to look from my eyes,

A heart that cannot love,

A brain that cannot accept,

And a soul, that is not meant to connect,

 

We were not meant to be together,

Our paths, are different, far apart,

Our struggles albeit similar,

Not meant to be fought together,

 

It wasn’t so easy as to say,

It just wasn’t meant to be,

But that is the only thing I can say,

To keep you from blaming self,

 

As cliché as this is, it wasn’t you,

But more again, it was me,

My heart failing once again,

So close to the finish line,

 

Demons holding me back,

Forcing me to play my hand,

Angels floating at bay,

Waiting to catch the broken pieces,

 

Apologies will not heal,

The damage I have created,

But I should still speak them,

For it is the kind thing to do,

 

I am sorry, for breaking promises,

For raising your hopes and dreams,

Before striking them into dust,

For breaking the trust you gave,

 

Apologies will not take back,

The promises I broke so easily,

But I will still say these words,

I am so sorry, please stay strong,

 

For she is out there, it just wasn’t me,

Don’t give up, find another chain,

Don’t let me be the destroyer,

Holding these useless apologies.

Author's Note

First draft so yes I know it still needs work

Reviews

[Cœur]

I honestly don't think it needs much work at all, I enjoyed it quite a lot. "We were not meant to be together,
Our paths, are different, far apart,
Our struggles albeit similar,
Not meant to be fought together," captures how even if you love another, if you're not meant to be, your not meant to be. There's always room for rhyming, but it would be just fine without it. The repetition is good, but I feel there should be more path for it. For example, beginning, middle, and end, or beginning and end. But this was a very nice piece, I loved it.

[Harley Quinn]

I really like this! It's unique. Very creative.

[WillaDanvers]

Thank you for your kind words!

[Coyote Poetry]

You did well. I agree. Apologies mean little when they are not true. I liked my Grandfather saying he told me often. Hold silence if you have nothing to say. Words and actions can create permanent separation. I liked the drive and the purpose for this poem. Thank you for sharing the excellent poetry.
Coyote

[Hebe]

The feelings came through, the hopelessness of the situation was evident... great write! Only one point... there is a certain casualness about his response to the situation... I don't know if that was intentional ? ...

[WillaDanvers]

The one with his heart broken? That is highly possible, this poem is all from my own point of view, focused on the feelings of my own. There will be a poem from his p.o.v eventually... but he doesn't know how I feel yet, so am not sure how to write his reaction :) And thanks for reviewing! :)

[revalatia]

This is a good piece, and very relatable. Sometimes the hardest thing to do, is admit that two aren't meant to be, especially so, when only one feels the passion while the other has moved on. I enjoyed reading this, thank you for sharing it.

[WillaDanvers]

Thank you for reviewing :)

[Tashida]

For a first draft this was rather enjoyable. When it comes to poetry I try not to judge the style but I more so choose to look for the meaning. I try to read it in the mindset the author wrote it in. When I read a poem I do not look for grammatical errors as I would a story because to me a poem is more abstract and even though I might not totally understand the style there is definitely someone out there who does. That's one thing I love about poetry. There is no right or wrong way to write it because it's not just about style but it is more so about feeling and I definitely got the feeling behind this heartbreaking, sad poem.
As usual, my hat goes off to you. (applauds) Good job... I loved it :)

[WillaDanvers]

You're reviews never fail to put a smile on my face :) Thanks heaps :D

[Tashida]

I love to make others smile... seriously it's like my life's mission now aaannnnddd I was the first to review so i mean that's cool (does happy dance around the room) i mean it's no big deal.... really (pops open confetti cannon with face splitting grin) but anyway you're very welcome