Regrets are best

Left in the past

You go nowhere fast

When regrets get the best of you

Guilt and resentment’s

Pain can ambush you

It’s over now

What can you do

Learn from it

I have regrets

When my stepdad died

I had many regrets

Wish I had taken the time

To listen to him more

Even though it got tiring

That he always thought he was right and

Knew everything

I could have brought up subjects

To connect better with him

Like a new song I’d heard on the radio

I thought he might like or the

Cool thing one of the boys did

Instead I avoided him

Even though he wasn’t

My favorite person

I still had regrets

That brought me guilt

I’m worried I’ll have regrets

When my aunt dies soon

I should have visited her

Instead of worrying whether

She’d recognize me

So now I visit her

Still hoping I can ward off

Some of my regrets

I have too many

Regrets on my heart

It’s too late to go back

Regrets are best

Left in the past

© Shelly Buttenhoff Miller

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About the Author

Shelly Buttenhoff Miller resides in Springfield, Oregon. She has three grown sons. Shelly enjoys hiking, photography, bowling, reading and coloring with friends. She started writing poetry to help her express her feelings and emotions in a way that reflect them at the time.