You Cannot. Poem by Sandra Kavanagh Josefsson

You cannot.

You cannot undo what has been done.
You cannot unsee what has been seen.
You cannot unhear what has been heard.
You cannot cover up what has been revealed.

You cannot unfeel what has been felt.
You cannot untaste what has been tasted.
You cannot untouch what has been touched.
You cannot bring back what has been wasted.

You cannot hide the evil look in your eyes.
You cannot conceal the hate in your heart.
You cannot tell the truth with so many lies.
You cannot begin and have a new start.

But there comes a time when all debts must be paid.
What you put out is what is relayed.
The day will come when you will meet your maker.
And when that day happens the world is safer.

You cannot undo what has been done.
You cannot unsee what has been seen.
You cannot unhear what has been heard.
You cannot cover up what has been revealed.

Verse: Sandra Kavanagh (c) .