I owe you an apology, one I can't directly give
because I moved too fast when I knew better,
I offered a love I could not maintain,
I spent nights crying over someone else, told you all about it,
and I let you try to heal my pain.
I laid out shoes you couldn't fill,
hopes, dreams, desires still attached to someone long gone,
and I blamed you for not fitting into them.
I played pretend, let you picture a future I would never be in,
and I tore my way out of it slowly at the end,
didn't even care to make it easy, rip the band-aid off quick.
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Ouch! I love this. So many poems and songs place blame at the other's door. It's a lot fewer that go, "I'm the bad guy in this. I used you/I lied/I was selfish/whatever (and I'm sorry)." I've been this person 🤯
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This feeling I know too well. Great job. Congrats on your top story
Ouch. So real. This hits home to many I am certain. We can none of us live up to the scrubbed and perfected shine of that long ago one. Despite that the reality usually didn’t actually fit the memory. Great poem.
This is very well done. I get that the narrator is in love but not with the person being offered the apology. I see a lot of truth here. Congrats on the Top Story.
This feels heartbreaking and cathartic at the same time, you've channeled the (your?) emotions so well here. Great work and congrats on the well-deserved TS 😊
Congratulations on top story.
the whole poem is just an apology, so it would be pessimistic for the person apologizing. i wonder if you plan to write another poem with the same title as compensation for the apology?
This feels cathartic to read
True words! Living like queen in my heart now!
Congrats on Top Story Status. I'm sure that's no easy task as a Poet.
Very poetic! But seriously, this would…actually make a pretty decent apology for real use if some of the dramaticness was toned down a bit.
This is so full of raw emotion and I read it a few days ago but meant to come back to comment on it. Well done on the deserved Top Story!
you such a talent
Well-wrought! We crave so much to be loved sometimes that we don't stop to question whether we are capable of reciprocating, and you've captured that well here.
It’s hard when we let someone else carry our burdens. Thank you for sharing your feelings.
Wow! Your words are so honest and heartfelt. It takes real courage to reflect on past mistakes with such sincerity. The vulnerability you've shown here is truly touching, and I admire how you've owned your truth so beautifully. Thank you for sharing. I'll be glad if you also appreciate my work as well :)