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I knew it was my last day there,
My hearth and home that
I was leaving behind,
Glistening eyes,
mirroring my heart,
Drenching my soul in
grief sublime.
Glimpses of a life less
lived,
Belaboring the veneer
that I hid beneath,
Exposing the despicable
being I was,
Filling me with melancholy
and regret.
The wheels turned and all was gone,
That last day perishing like
I had,
What meaning could it
hold anymore?
Those tears that could
not be shed in time.
Take me back,
Turn the clock behind,
Let me live again,
And it would be right this
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Linking back to Sugandha's prompt on write tribe for 100 words on a Saturday-7
Lovely poem about regret and wanting to make things right.
ReplyDeleteThank u Sulekha...
DeleteSuperb Poem, Titli :) Nicely conceptualised and well - written :) How we all wish we could live life once more !!!
ReplyDeleteThanks Sreeja, the motivation was a young relative who squandered away the last ten years of his life and shed tears of regret on his death bed...but it was too late.
DeleteExtremely exquisite use of words blended perfectly with emotions... Brilliant one :)
ReplyDeleteWow! Thanks a ton Alok for the lovely comment!!
DeleteLovely poem and blog!
ReplyDeletethank u!!
DeleteSuch a lovely poem dripping with melancholy. If only we could do it all again, what different choices we might make. The regret is evident, the sadness of leaving and looking back perfectly expressed. Well done!
ReplyDeleteU read so well Kathy! how often we lead our lives according to others little realising that we might regret it forever!
DeleteSo poignant!
ReplyDeleteReminds me of the song from the Hindi film, 3 Idiots- 'Give me some sunshine; Give me some rain; Give me another chance; I wanna grow up once again...'
perfect song Anitaexplorer!!! suits it perfectly!
Deleteloved your poem, titli.
ReplyDeleteregrets sure make us wanna go back and rewind!
they do...and i think we should make a promise to our self not to do anything that we might regret later...
DeleteIt happens so many times that we want to go back and make things right. So very well put!
ReplyDeletetrue!
DeleteBeautiful composition! I so liked the last para...:)
ReplyDeletethanks !
DeleteVerry well written my dear!
ReplyDeletethank u Smita!
DeleteLovely!! The last 2 lines are heart-wrenching!
ReplyDeletethank u Shilpa!
DeleteLoved this one, though I am not too keen a fan of poetry.
ReplyDeletemerci monsieur.... just coming from your blog, i am happy to read the second part of the sentence!! :)
Deletenice concept. beautiful weave. :)
ReplyDeletethanks meera!
DeleteVery touching.
ReplyDeleteWell written.
Thank U so much Indrani
Deletebeautifully inked :) ! Take me back turn the clock too deep !
ReplyDeleteglad u liked it Ankur! and happy that u read it so well too!
DeleteA lot like life and beautifully scripted poem:)
ReplyDeleteisn't it not? thanks!
DeleteAh! Regrets...dont we all want to go back and make things right?
ReplyDeleteBeautifully composed :)
thank u Namrota! makes me wonder sometimes if we could ever live a regret free life..
DeleteWonderfully penned :)
ReplyDeleteThank u Jyotsna!
DeleteLoved your take on the prompt. Very well-written. Hope all of us lead more fulfilling lives so that the pain of undone doesn't hunt us in our graves.
ReplyDeletevery well said Jini...
DeleteDon't we all want a second chance? Unfortunately life doesn't offer that. Regret is the saddest thing.
ReplyDeleteReality told beautifully...
ReplyDeleteglad u liked it!
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