My Apologies

My apologies to you hope for holding you back from migrants.

My apologies to necessity for I’ve not done my share.

Don't be angry, happiness, that I’ve enjoyed you for my own.

May the needy forgive me that their plight's a news report.

My apologies to time for the number of hours behind the screen.

My apologies to you my love for taking you for granted.

Forgive me, Syria, I did forget about you.

Forgive me, for the wounds I caused, for pricking them open.

My apologies to heaven, for those I condemn to the abyss.

My apologies to those in street corners for sleeping soundly at sub-zero temperatures...

Pardon me, forgotten hope, for languishing in despair.

Pardon me, thirst, for not rushing in with water & share it with you.

And you, streetwalker, the same person for years in the same street, talking, up & down, always pushing that awful cart,

absolve me even if you don’t know who I am.

My apologies to the oceans filled with the plastic bottles I’ve thrown away.

My apologies to humanity for my mediocrity.

Truth, have left me & I wonder why?

Grace, be gracious toward me.

Give me favor, for opening my eyes to see.

Love, don't blame me when I don’t share you often.

My apologies to the world for not doing my part.

My apologies to all for not opening my heart generously.

I know I have no excuse since I am guilty of this neglect.

Do not hold it against me, O God, that I profess hurtful words,

and then labor to make them right.