Accidental Poet

Regrets

You hear it said

All the time

“I have no regrets”

So have some of mine

 

That my birthmother

Past on before I found her

She never got to hear me say

How very much I love her

 

And my birthfather

The man I long to know

To stand beside my dad

The smile we share to show

 

For Sharon

The love of my life

With all my heart

My heart’s forever wife

 

My dog Shelby

I didn’t spend enough time with

I was too young and stupid

The hugs to her I’d now give

 

The chosen career path

I found too late

Indecision a pricey cost

No use arguing with fate

 

My adoptive parents

I should have been a better son

Guess I didn’t understand

How to be one

 

All these regrets

And hundreds more

Had I a way to go back

I’d pass through that door

 

Each regret I’d change

Hindsight to me now teaches

To the past I extend my hand

With unconditional love I reach

 

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