#regret poems on Hello Poetry

lizie 1h

regret

i cut up my leg today
thinking no one would see
thinking swim was over
thinking i was safe
but tomorrow
i’ll stand by the pool
water reflecting back at me
and i’ll wonder if they’ll notice
the way regret looks like red lines
against my skin

what do i do?

#selfharm #regret

Nickolas J McKee 1d

Lost Lover

Even when we say we’re done,
We keep thinking of each other.
Seeing we’re not having fun,
Lives meant to be one can wuther.
Rebellious to be so loved,
We never regret what we had.
In the end it was you shoved,
I had to end us leaving mad.
Don’t want to end with all this,
All life and love must come to end.
They say ignorance is bliss,
Till happiness no more to spend.
I say you’re handsome heaven,
Our love never to question.

Definitions of Dreams & Things XVI - Poem 8

#love #regret

Asher 3d

Confession

I wish you the best, yet hope for the worst,
A love that will fade, a bond that will burst.
Not out of malice, not out of spite,
But so I could have you, hold you so tight.

They call it a rebound, I wouldn’t care,
As long as I’m lost in your curls, in your stare.
Light blue eyes, like skies before rain,
I’d love you much better, I'd ease all your pain.

I act like I’m dragged to this place, to this school,
But truth is, I long for you, that’s my truth.
I've changed, I swear, I’m not who I was,
Would you give me a chance, just one, just because?

i miss my ex

#love #heartache #longing #regret #desire #hope #memories #change #unspoken

Jon 3d

interred

take
a cigarette
and smother it
in earth, let it witness
the ground.
cover
it up so it
is never
found.

#shame #regret #denial

Windy-Flames 4d

The Eyes That Haunt Me

The pains, the frightful turns.
Oh, how I wish I had never met your eyes.
They invited me in despite the war tune your heart played against mine.
Was it the beauty of your lips that drew me in as I looked,
Or the beautiful scar on your shoulders that told a story your eyes wouldn't let my ears hear?
I should have walked away that faithful day in the alleyway.
My mornings have become restless, like my nights.
I dread that you really meant the break-up song you sang while gazing at the red moon.

#heartbreak #longing #love #regret #poetry

meryem 5d

Apologies

Apologies,
Just words,
Words anyone could say.
Did you really mean it?
You say you did,
but why did you do it again?

Please don't say sorry,
While pretending to feel regret.
Thinking after just one word,
Everything will be fine,
That three simple words,
Will change how I see you now.

But I can't.

How are words supposed to erase
The pain, tears, and scars,
already made?

I feel like most of the time, apologies are just made to make us feel better about ourselves, rather than actually expressing regret.

#apologies #words #regret #sorry

ivan 6d

weightless

im weightless in the sea

i try to swim, swim back

back to the flowers,
the footsteps

to the shore

but i chose to drown
it’s my fault i’m weightless

like jellyfish
i glow in the sea
swimming, free

take a breath
but you chose death

i did so much stuff
but im still so young

can you recognize the bodies
in the water?

#regret #death

Syafie R 6d

Chevy Heart

The cigarette burns,
whiskey half-empty,
I stare at the ceiling—
my body frozen,
like time itself has died.

Maybe if I stare long enough,
you’ll walk through that door,
say, “It’s not your fault,”
and we’ll hug,
but the silence cuts through,
and you’re already gone.

Maybe I should have kept quiet,
my words too heavy for you to bear.
Your foot told me so,
and your hands agreed,
gripping the wheel,
not steering,
but letting go.

I wish I could wipe your tears,
hold your shattered heart
and stop the screaming,
but it’s too late.

So you accelerate,
and I’m left in this stillness,
a wreck that never crashed.

#love #regret #silence #surrender #empty #acceleration

Heidi Franke Jan 29

How Sorry I Am

How sorry I am
That's the title of the
Book I will write.
If I say,
I may write,
Where does my sorry go?

My son unintentionally caused the death of another man. There were and are so many victims. Four years on I remain bewildered it even happened. If you knew the story you too would be dizzy. If any of those involved had altered anything they did by just 10 seconds there would be no story to write. We are all so fragile. Don't let vengeance eat you up.

#story #write #book #sorry #apology #victimstitle #regret #death #fate #chance