Guilt can become a habit
Cold comfort
Familiar
And safe
Whether it is from what you did
Or didn’t do
Intended
Or didn’t intend
Whatever the source
The guilt implies
That it was in your power
To change the outcome
Control the impact
When often the things we feel most guilty about
Are the things we have least control over
Guilt can be used to control
“This is all your fault”
Masking the fact
That fault can always
Be spread around
By changing your perspective
Or it can be the excuse we give ourselves
To not try again
To let a relationship fade
“It’s for their own good, I’m the problem”
Instead of
Seeking forgiveness
Asking for change
Of ourselves
Of others
Guilt paralyzes
Trapping us in the past
Saping strength we need
To move on
Make change
Seek resolution
Guilt can sometimes be a valuable teacher
Calling our attention to times when we made mistakes
Hurt others
Hurt ourselves
You can use these lessons to inform
What you do
How you think
How you interact
In the future
Concentrate on these lessons
But let go of the guilt
It benefits no one
Changes nothing
Beware the trap
Of believing you always have control
Even if that belief comes in the form of guilt that you failed
To do
Or not to do
When other peoples’
Actions
Intentions
Responses
Motivations
Are in the mix
No one person can control the outcome
Or the impact
All that any of us can really control is
Our actions
Our intentions
Our responses
Our motivations
moving forward
Jul 10, 2022
Jul 10, 2022 at 8:09 PM UTC
Guilt can become a habit
Cold comfort
Familiar
And safe
Whether it is from what you did
Or didn’t do
Intended
Or didn’t intend
Whatever the source
The guilt implies
That it was in your power
To change the outcome
Control the impact
When often the things we feel most guilty about
Are the things we have least control over
Guilt can be used to control
“This is all your fault”
Masking the fact
That fault can always
Be spread around
By changing your perspective
Or it can be the excuse we give ourselves
To not try again
To let a relationship fade
“It’s for their own good, I’m the problem”
Instead of
Seeking forgiveness
Asking for change
Of ourselves
Of others
Guilt paralyzes
Trapping us in the past
Saping strength we need
To move on
Make change
Seek resolution
Guilt can sometimes be a valuable teacher
Calling our attention to times when we made mistakes
Hurt others
Hurt ourselves
You can use these lessons to inform
What you do
How you think
How you interact
In the future
Concentrate on these lessons
But let go of the guilt
It benefits no one
Changes nothing
Beware the trap
Of believing you always have control
Even if that belief comes in the form of guilt that you failed
To do
Or not to do
When other peoples’
Actions
Intentions
Responses
Motivations
Are in the mix
No one person can control the outcome
Or the impact
All that any of us can really control is
Our actions
Our intentions
Our responses
Our motivations
moving forward
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