Confessions Of Regret Poem by Lawrence S. Pertillar

There are those who choose to 'use' others,
In belief this process moves them ahead...
With a taking such steps to get attention.
And to impress the ones left behind...
To hopefully find in time all will be forgotten,
From memories to forget.
Only those who 'trick' to treat fool themselves.

When people like this,
Finally have their consciousness arrive...
They discover they've become surprised to realize,
Very few who had been used are unaware of it.
And have little interest to listen,
To those returning to make confessions of regret.
Especially 'after' such obvious and deliberate steps,
To use and abuse the few who knew...
That thoughtlessness and disrespect has a way of returning,
An unexpected yet nonverbal expressed, 'I told you so'.

'Can you forgive what I did to you? '

~I am not the one to answer that question.
You taught me valued lessons I will never forget.
Perhaps you should forgive yourself,
For perceiving 'me' to be the fool.
Did you think my sincerity and honesty given,
Came to me without them being earned?
I am a student of life and my teachers have taught me well.
Forgive yourself is what I suggest AND with a doing of apologies.
Since you are in need of it much more than me.
Try it! This has a way of easing nonacceptance AND denial.~