I wrote it so very long ago,
and found it just last week
No wonder you never wrote me back,
you didn’t get a peek
At what I had to say to you,
I’ve been sorry for all this time
Wasn’t you who did things wrong,
I’m guilty of that crime
You gave me love two strings attached,
don’t lie or cheat on me
I started out intensions great,
then I met Rose-Marie
It was not once you gave me that,
but twice and then a third
Sorry for more than thirty years,
and still not gotten word
I have felt a struggle all of these years,
only giving half my heart
The other half resides with you,
as it has right from the start
This letter bears a naked stamp,
no post mark and bad address
But does hold my heartfelt shame,
I did not do my best
Author notes
(Bosiarbooger) Prompt lost letter
A contest entry
- Step right in by Legend.
2800 points, ended September 27, 2008, 14 entries
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
Comments
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Wow. I love the emotion in this and the excellent rhyme. I am so partial to rhyme.
Well done. Best of luck in the judging. ~Pamela 
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Regrets
are scars that hinder the present. You have to let go to live is what I have found. Good luck in the contest with your poem.
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interesting
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Good rhyme scheme and flow. Heart-breaking story. A good combination.
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I loved the smooth flow and heartfelt words.
Even if written only for the contest, its meaning is quite clear.
I have tried to impress upon those I meet.... If things are going wrong and you feel it just isn't going to work.. be honorable and finish it before moving on.
I also wrote on this subject a poem you might be interested in.
http://allpoetry.com/poem/380060 (Dangerous Delusions)
BTW your poem was one of the better ones I read in this contest and may well earn my vote.
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Regret is something many of us have to live with( Done it bare the scars)it can if we let it ruin or colour our lives till the end. One has to let go (but how long should it take?)thank you for entering Good luck in the contest
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Dot your I and cross the T
In school one was always told. Your work is never done till it is complete. We all have stood in this line...mac
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