1. The Sin Of Omission
Famous Poem
It isn't the thing you do, dear,
It's the thing you leave undone
That gives you a bit of a heartache
At the setting of the sun.
Regret Poems
Poems About Regret, Remorse and Sorrow
Regret can make us feel an unrelenting bitterness like no other emotion. While regret can help us to avoid repeating a mistake, if left uncontrolled it can wreak havoc on a person. Hours, days, or weeks spent feeling regret for a past mistake is usually counterproductive. It can impede us from moving on with our life and letting go of the past. So how can someone dealing with regret cope? Many find that reading and writing poems that deal with their feelings allows them to let go once and for all.
22 Poems about Letting Go Of Past Mistakes
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2. The Door
Famous Poem
There was a door stood long ajar
That one had left for me,
While I went trying other doors
To which I had no key. -
3. It Might Have Been
Famous Poem
We will be what we could be. Do not say,
"It might have been, had not or that, or this."
No fate can keep us from the chosen way;
He only might who is. -
4. You Will Regret
You will regret
That you made me cry,
That you didn't see the love in my eye,
That you failed my heart and didn't even try.Featured Shared StoryI met someone on social media, and from the get-go I fell deeply in love. After a few days of endless conversations and video calls, I learned that it took just one obstacle for him to leave...
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5. Alone In My Head
Alone in my head,
I'm feeling so low.
You won't understand,
No one can know.Featured Shared StoryBeautiful poem! I loved the way it's presented with hints of unspoken events.
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6. Words Unsaid
Regretting the moments I took for granted,
Moments when I was eaten by pride and hatred.
What if I had told you what I feel?
Would it change my life's wheel?Featured Shared StoryWhen I read the poems published here, my raw wound of rejected love was prodded to pain, again. I met a man in a Facebook group. I was attracted to him as if there was no other man in the...
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7. My Room, Dark Black
my room, dark black
my nightmares come back
my past, won't leave me
I need someone to free meFeatured Shared StoryI can relate to this poem a lot. My best friend killed himself last year in December, and I regret not being a better friend because I feel like I could have saved him if I had tried hard...
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8. The Window
I look out the window and what do I see?
Except for a better version of me?
He did the right where I did the wrong
So, I'm the one that wrote this songFeatured Shared StoryMy dad left me all alone and I never see him at all. People say that divorce is hard and they have no possible idea.
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9. If I Could Go Back
For every time that I broke down
There was a fake smile to cover the frown
I hid behind lies when things got tough
Forced myself to think it was enough -
10. Another Day
Life gets very busy.
Things get in the way.
Do I have time to visit?
I'll go another day.Featured Shared StoryI turned 67 this year and have been searching for old friends online. I went to college in a city 1500 miles away. It was probably the best time of my life. I have now looked for four friends...
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11. Regret
You told me that you loved me
And would never break my heart
You said that it was fun
That it wouldn't hurt.Featured Shared StoryI was raped, and he took my v-card. I was never the same. It broke me, and I'm still trying to repair.
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12. Regrets In Growing Old
The hardest part of getting old,
Is dealing with regrets,
Accepting there's no going back.
One chance is all I get.Featured Shared StoryI'm alone too, and it's mostly my own fault. I hate it, but it's trust. Grasping for youth at 54 is not how it should be.
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13. When Time Runs Out
When time runs out and your heart needs to say so much more
But the heart that should hear it is gone now forever
And you are left with a raw nagging sore,
Featured Shared StoryI lost my daughter my first born child just 10 days ago. To an addiction she tried so long to fight she hated what it did to her, in the end the demon prevailed and she died from an overdose....
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14. Death, My Loyal Friend
When I was born, I was dying for warmth,
And as I grew, I was dying again.
Dying for affection, for love.
I was dying simply for a friend.Featured Shared StoryI like how this poem perfectly depicts how life is and how everyone is constantly wanting more and never truly happy with what they have. Social media has taken over the life of many and no...
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15. Stuck In The Past
Old memories, old actions, old regrets,
It seems someone never forgets,
They seem to return over and over again,
When will they disappear, -
16. Regret And Pain
Here I am,
Stumbling down the street
The rain's pouring down
I'm staring at my feetFeatured Shared StoryHi, I'm sorry about your pain. I know how you feel. I have done what you have done. I have cut myself so much, but I did it to get attention from people. I never had friends when I was...
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17. Choices
Why did I decide to change the course of my life?
I was impatient and naive that I let people take advantage of me.
My life has turned up side down, and now it is crashing down.
I thought I could find love and hold it, blindly I went for itFeatured Shared StoryThis was the poem I needed to read! I am currently in a similar state. I cheated on my boyfriend (who I was with for 3 years) with my close guy friend. Figured he only enjoyed my company...
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18. Who Do You Do?
I'm crying my eyes out,
But no one can see,
Because it's deep,
Deep inside of me. -
19. Secrets
do your secrets rip and roar?
do they tear at you with open claws?
do your secrets dig down deep?
do the make you want to speak? -
20. An Unpredictable Life
I sit here now in darkness, living on my own,
A life of existence, white walls, my home
With rooms that sometimes resonated with laughter
Saw also tears of much sadness, pain, suffering, and anger.
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