Regrets Only

It's as though he binds up all the hatred that has ever existed in his body .. And directs it in a look toward me

if you pause

to look at me 

for 10 seconds

you will see

the weight 

of the five thousand

"i'm sorry's"

pooling in my eyes

i am sorry

that you hate me

because you were the one

who felt the blow

of the lessons

we both learned

-�"

Author's Note

Uh, disregarding my last blog post about me being unable to comment on your reviews......
Here's a poem I wrote at 0 dark thirty last night.
Had to get it out there.

Reviews

[Rahul]

This time you've improved much...!
i love this piece and this piece's well written and you can add few more lines..i wasn't enjoying to read about youse regrets but feeling some dept of youse deep words.100/100

[Angi]

I can see the ache in your eyes when I read your words, Oceana. Angi~

[Oceana]

It's all too real, I just wish I could go back... Or at least could pull myself together enough to rightfully apologize. Unfortunately, I can't, so I just write about it. Thank you, Angi

[Entropy of the mind]

I have decided I am in love with your poetry.
left my heart aching, cause I know that feeling of being so sorry for something.
I enjoy the way the stanzas are broken up and the way the words flow.
great job

[Oceana]

Aw that's so sweet. Thank you so much :)

[Mother Maggie]

I see two freinds, or former freinds, who may have done something misguided or dumb in their inexperienced youth--something that only one of them felt the reprecussions from.

The one who received the brunt of the concequences, holds a grudge against the other. There is so much emotion in so few words, I have to wonder if it comes from personal experience.

Namaste

[Oceana]

You're so right. I was actually in the car with my best friend this morning when he came up. She's pretty close with the guy so I said, "he hates me," praying she would deny it. She didn't. Thank you for the review

[Mark]

IN the realm of human experiences, suffering for someone else has such a vast array of colors and textures. I like your writing. I hope your muse continues tickling you.

[Oceana]

Very much appreciated, Mark. Thank you

[ChemicalMadness]

you know what I like about your writing? Some of it can start out with an undercurrent of youthful angst, and usually when there is too much youthful angst, I just have to move on because, hey - i can appreciate the stuff, but it's been a while, you know? But, BUT, with you, I always hang around a beat or two past closing time, just to find out what might crawl out from under the bar - and you generally don't disappoint. There is balance in your writing, which many your age (who care to write) have a hard time finding....there's also some quiet wisdom running around in there somewhere.

The first stanza had that angst-y feel and the second was like, yep - that's why I stayed around.

CM.

[Oceana]

Haha, thank you so much. That's a fair statement. I'm as uncomfortable with angst as the next guy, which is pretty awful considering how much there really probably is inside of me. I try to keep it contained with poems I hate writing and cross out vehemently when I'm finished with them. And chick lit, can't forget the chick lit. Thanks again :)

[Coyote Poetry]

A powerful poem. Regret can become a heavy load. Strong and sad vision create by your words.
Coyote