I never knew it mattered,
I never knew how long,
I never saw it coming,
I always felt so strong.
I always held something back,
I always felt so proud,
I always held my head so high
I never searched the crowd.
I'll never have that chance again,
I thought I was so clever.
I'll always regret when I think
Of all the things I never.
Author notes
And I will...regret...
but I have also...learned.
A contest entry
- FAILURES make us realize th importance of success by Purush.
650 points, ended January 1, 11 entries
Silver trophy winner
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I can totally relate with this. I know how it feels to wish you had done something or said something different. You may want that chance back but can't get it because that person is gone.Great poem.
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So many regrets I don't know where I keep them all. And yes, you do learn, unfortunately I learn too late, though I do try to apply it to the next situation that occurs.
Only from learning can we improve. Well done and congratulations on the silver trophy you won on this poem.
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Ooh, amazing! Well-deserved trophy. The first line in the second stanza doesn't really fit the meter because there is such a strong stress on "something." You could change it around: "I always held back something" or even "I always held a secret." Just some suggestions. As in all memorable poems, your last lines are awesome, and very quotable. Great job!
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its true
you put a lot of reality into a small piece. not many people can do that, nice job.
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what doesn't hurt us makes us stronger. amazing poem cograts on the silver.
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If this got silver, I can only imagine how well gold did..
This was amazing, and so true..
I figure, you can't learn from not doing something, so why not go ahead and do it?
Sure the consequences could be good or bad, but, in the end if you learn a thing or two(three being even better
) then I figure why not go for it? I mean, life is to short for nevers, it is just like yesterday I was standing in my Grandmas bathroom coloring in the little frogs on that little strip of wall paper stuff people tend to attach to the wall.
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its an awesome poem.
great work -
This is brilliant.
I loved the second stanza, it was awesome.
Great write!
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REALLY NICELY PENNED....
IN LIFE YOU ALWAYS END UP REGRETTING SOMETHING YOU DID OR DIDNT DO.....REGRET CAN BE REALLY HARD TO DEL WITH THATS WHY ALWAYS TRY TO LIVE LIFE TO THE FULLEST EVERY DAY ,....BE THE BEST PERSON YOU CAN BE...CUZU MAY NOT HAVE A TOMORRO TO CORRECT THINGS OR RGRT THINGS ......I LOVE THE RYTHME IN THIS POEM..... -
Amazing!
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This is so beautiful I loved the whole thing!! My favorite part would probably be, "I always held something back,
I always felt so proud,
I always held my head so high
I never searched the crowd.
I'll never have that chance again,
I thought I was so clever.
I'll always regret when I think
Of all the things I never."
You're a truely beautiful poet!!
Keep writing!
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This has a very catchy rhythem to the way it is read. Very nicely worded and well done. I believe that we all have regrets but thats part of life and we just have to stick our heads up high and move on. Like it says in your AN You may regret it but you also learned from it and at least it was an experience. xo Very nicely done xo
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I never feel bad.
i always regretted that.
It is an old play on words,
but can be true.
Regret is a futile emotion lass.
It usually comes after the fact.
When you learn a hard lesson you should never regret it,
rejoice that it will never happen again,
you have realized a regrettable action.
people go through their whole lives regretting things,
but never learn from the pain.
The secret to regrets is to have to few to mention.
Real nice lass,
got me to thinkin.
Peace always my sister,
Lowell poe
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this poem is unussually catchy, the rhyme scheme though not perfect is very good and the emotion is strangely universal, i liked the overall optimistic attitude about the poem and the creative language used to make it, i think the second stanza was probably the best but that is only my oppinion good job
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Cute. I liked it. It is a very simple, but effective poem. Line no. 10 seems not to fit into the rest of the poem and on first read it kind of drew away from the rest of the poem. It's something I kind of expect from the last lne but not from the 3rd last line. Other than great job.
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Great!
Simple yet beautiful. Nice work.
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i like this cause every one has regrets...and go back and think about wat they cld have done diffenert.. nice job
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Great!
This poem is a wonderful piece of art! There were only a couple of things there that got my attention- line 11 doesn't flow with the rest, and lines 1-4 could have used semi-colons.Other than that, you were awesome! You have a true talent! Keep up the outstanding work!
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Very nice
Beautifully done, nice hint of wistfulness without over doing it.
Same goes for the rhyme scheme, just to a perfect point without going too far.
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Awesome job. Keep up the great work and keep writing great pieces like this one!!! You have enough talent for probably all of us here at Allpoetry! Truly a great write. Such an astoudning and amazing job. If you feel like it, check out my poems and feel free to comment them! Be honest, please! Thanks so much for sharing this piece with all of us here at Allpoetry!
Oh, I just started a new contest! Please take a second to view it and try your hand at it if you wish!
Here is the link to my new contest! http://allpoetry.com/contest/2431805
Thanks so much! Have an awesome day!
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I like the way you went about this and this is a very lovely versed poem. Good luck in the contest
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"I always held something back,
I always felt so proud,
I always held my head so high
I never searched the crowd.
I'll never have that chance again,
I thought I was so clever.
I'll always regret when I think
Of all the things I never."
VERY NICE VERSE WITH CHOSEN WORDS PLACED AT NICE POSITION
ALL THE BEST IN MY CONTES -
really well put
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