I’m sorry for all I’ve said and done
to push you away from me
I’m sorry for hurting you, deep down inside,
in a way that no one could see

I’m sorry for thinking you should never do wrong,
or expect you to be perfect all the time
I’m sorry it took me so long to understand
that you were much more than mine

I’m sorry that I clung so tight to you,
and never wanted anyone else in sight
I’m sorry I was so afraid that you
might like someone else…just might

I’m sorry I was not your favorite girl,
though I tried my very best
I’m sorry that despite all my hard work
You never considered yourself blessed

I’m sorry that there were so many times
I was cruel and so mean to you
I’m sorry that my emotions were so strong,
whether angry or sad or blue

I’m sorry you had to say goodbye
in hopes of something better ahead
I’m sorry I drove you away with my pain,
though I wished I could put it to bed

And now, I say I’m sorry once more,
probably not for the last time
I know I’ll repeat this phrase one day
when I see you again in time.

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For more poems and prose, please check out my book on Amazon, a reprint of a collection I wrote over twenty years ago as I was healing from my breast cancer experience.