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
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.
Poems about Letting Go Of Past Mistakes
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My Now Angel
Regret About Friend's SuicideThese words don't come easy,
but they are things that I must say.
See, I don't think I ever told you
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Regret
Raped While DrunkYou 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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A Cry From The Soul
Trapped with nowhere to turn, life is changing beyond my control, causing this deep ache in the bottom of my soul.
Someone else is pulling the strings, oh to fly, oh for wings.
Escape, I want to dig my self out, filled with despair, filled with doubt.
Mute not able to express, this gnawing pain and feeling of relentless distress.Featured Shared StoryWhen you read words that have similarities to your own, there is a feeling of relating to and understanding them. I believe this is an important factor in writing: getting the feelings out to...
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Death, My Loyal Friend
Missing Out On Life While WaitingWhen 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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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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Thanks Mom
I'm A Broken WomanYou say you care
But you don't
That's why you're not here but there
You said you'd change but you won't...Featured Shared StoryThis poem is so touching and emotional. I learned such similar lessons from my friend, and today you have made me remember everything I had forgotten. Thank you for the poem.
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I Still Love You, You're My Big Brother
Reckless Driving PoemYou were always a risk taker,
Especially in the car; you liked to burn rubber.
My mates thought it was funny; it was cool
When you gave them a lift and played the fool.Featured Shared StoryMy father invited me and someone else to take a ride with him. My mother told us no because my father was drinking beer. My mother asked if we wanted to die, and we said no.
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Alone In My Head
Poem About Feeling Regret and GuiltAlone in my head,
I'm feeling so low,
You wont 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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Brain Dead
Pain From The PastThe memories keep flooding back,
But not one by one.
It's never that easy.
Each of them, chained up,
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