Regret Poems - Poems about Regret

i thought we'd always have tomorrow but now it's out of reach no longer 'round the corner it can't be found nowhere to be seen i thought by trying to stay under the radar we'd have a chance hoped we'd keep those tomorrows coming but it wasn't meant to be posted on April 23, 2025...

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His head slumped low and he looked like a most unhappy man, said, “My peoples’ laws forbid it, both of us would be hanged.” She rolled her eyes and said, “I’ not talking laws of this earth, I know that your masters think me of very little worth. To all those outside of this keep, I’m just a hired...

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...With that he went to a small chest, retrieved a bound-up scroll, and her eyes went quite wide with shock when the thing was unrolled, ’twas her emancipation, and he’d signed it with his name, “It’s all that I can do,” he said, “To save you future pain. And you can take the children, I’ll make no move to...

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...A throat clear by the tall doorway, and she saw Geren there,” he said, “Lindone, that slave is mine, and I don’t like to share.” The warrior growled and said,“Your hall is cold of late.” Said Geren,“There’s brothels in town where men like you can stay.” The warrior snapped off a curse, and stormed from the kitchen, she thought Geren...

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...The days that followed left no doubt on her master’s feelings, the love he showed to both of them left her poor mind reeling, he barely left his daughter’s side, so besotted was he, this man who’d helped destroy her tribe, how could such a thing be? He even said, “You asked me one what is it you should...

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...She went with him and she had to, inside a knot of dread, distracted by all of the things that she feared lay ahead, disrobed with her mind in a haze, she would not meet his eyes, complied mechanically when he said, “Now, open your thighs.” Expected to feel his weight, and the fast beat of his heart, but Geren...

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...And come the day she had free reign, provided she not leave, no heavy tasks upon her, she had worked more while still free. She explored the whole of the keep, she ready his ancient books, went down to the kitchen and gossiped freely with the cooks. She recognized this wasn’t what she thought had been in store, and honestly,...

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...Then one looked at her sand said, “Let’s have us another ’bout.” But the man on her horse said, “No, I’m claiming that one now. In lieu of my share of the gold when all of them are sold, I’m keeping this one for myself.” His words struck hard and cold. None of the men would challenge him, at...

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She’d not heard the horses approach her village in the plains, had known nothing or war of death until their arrows rained, fiery streak against the night, set flame to thatch and straw, scrambling from her father’s hut, ed hell was all she saw. They came with lances, some with swords, some held back and shot bows, in seconds me...

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not indifferent even winter weeps the loss of the rose Submitted on April 23, 2025 for contest YOUR CHOICE U sponsored by BRIAN STRAND Posted on April 22, 2025...

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Regrets' embrace stirs past the hour Ere long after best forgot Anguished lamentations auger Stains the shade of envies plot Follower of deeds most dour Bears the pall in every wake Bids inter the tangled flower Of passion birthed for envies sake...

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You found the door - The door which protected my worst nightmares I didn't know existed, and sheltered the basic needs my heart shunned but never new it pined for - Tell me you didn't You found the key that unlocked the spring to my eternal winter, the warmth to an endless frigid existence, the glow within my ceaseless, hopeless night, the feast no...

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Hey Dad! Hey Dad! Is that you knocking at the door outside? I'm excited to let you know how great was my first horse ride. Mom was waiting for you on the couch — another quiet night. Is your job so hard? Well, I hope everything's alright. Good night Dad. Hey Dad! Today's my 7th birthday! My friends were looking for you...

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do you feel regret? regret for your vote? Do you feel remorse? realizing you're a minority too? we stole this land, now the original inhibitors are in camps. this country is built on the blood soaked ground of natives, and was created on the backs of immigrants, but suddenly you decide that they are the problem. the kids are dying guns are in schools...

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Cantankerous cancers found my blood letting from the slit, Is it avarice of me to desire the love begetting of Lazarus? Enjoying life cadaverous like forgetting the want to live, Is it glamorous for me to die while God desires I live? Forgo the solid ground, My feet dangled off the edge of a jagged cliff....

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