I'M SO SORRY by W. Mahlon PurdinEven as I said them
I knew I didn't mean them.
Even as I saw them in you
I knew they were in me.
Even as I thought to say them
Something said, don't do it.
As I watched them hit you
I felt sorrow, I felt shame.
In your eyes there was a hurting
That sabered through my heart.
I saw the tears forming in your mind.
I watched your heart turn inward.
As your chin drooped
My life began to swirl and drain.
Something happened.
You looked at me.
I'm so sorry, you said
Through eyes awash.
I knew what you meant.
Nothing else mattered.
Right and wrong
Is a political concept.
In love what matters
Is what matters.
There is no wrong or right
Cheek to cheek, eyes shut tight.
01/05/2005 Posted on 01/10/2005 Copyright © 2024 W. Mahlon Purdin
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