The Regret Poem by Jorebungley Darjeeling

The Regret
Up the down winding road, I remember walking
In a hurry, but in an unhurried way
I knew you'd be waiting, so I didn't rush
Wish I had rushed that day

It was a cold winter morning
The kind that you don't remember much
Because it's an everyday thing - the cold, in winter
And I was forever busy as such

I walked slow and deliberately
Thinking thoughts that I'd say to you
Tell you how much you meant to me
To say that my love for you was so pure and true

But by the time I had arrived
Your bus was about to leave
All I could do was wave you good bye
All you could do was weep

Today after many years, I was walking up the down winding road
And then I saw you again,
Sitting at the bench where we used to sit
Even today you made my heart skip a beat

For a moment, I forgot where I was and I nearly cried out your name
Just to realize, thank God in time, that it would have been in vain
I wonder what would have happened, If only I hadn't walk too slowly that fateful day
Would we be walking together, up the down winding way?

Perhaps life would be different, for sure; we'd have a different tale to tell
How things would play out between us, often on that I dwell
Not having you by my side, life owes me that debt
For not being with you, has been my lifelong regret