I never thought I'd say this
But I have some regrets
Cuz I was blind and heedless to
The needs I could have met;
So many hurting people
That I refused to see
Because I was so focused on
The things that bothered me
The empty hands that could have been
Filled up with my excess
But weren't because I failed to see
The ways that I could bless
The empty eyes mine never saw
The pain I pushed aside
The child who starved to death while I
Was more than satisfied
The smiles; the love that I withheld
When things didn't go my way
The chains I didn't break, and all
The life-filled words I didn't say
So many lives I could have changed
So many torn hearts mended
The tears I could have wiped away
The trials I could have ended
And yet I sat unmoved as if
Their pain was not my problem
And many suffered while I looked
For someone else to help them
Jun 13, 2014
Jun 13, 2014 at 10:58 PM UTC
I never thought I'd say this
But I have some regrets
Cuz I was blind and heedless to
The needs I could have met;
So many hurting people
That I refused to see
Because I was so focused on
The things that bothered me
The empty hands that could have been
Filled up with my excess
But weren't because I failed to see
The ways that I could bless
The empty eyes mine never saw
The pain I pushed aside
The child who starved to death while I
Was more than satisfied
The smiles; the love that I withheld
When things didn't go my way
The chains I didn't break, and all
The life-filled words I didn't say
So many lives I could have changed
So many torn hearts mended
The tears I could have wiped away
The trials I could have ended
And yet I sat unmoved as if
Their pain was not my problem
And many suffered while I looked
For someone else to help them
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