April 16, 2025

Remorse’s Map

Remorse weighs down

The good we feel by day

The regret we hear in the night

It sings a tune

That imitates a cackling crow

Who wants more than he is entitled to

Then it pulls tight, snug

Where we can finally feel

Safe enough to let go

And sleep the slumber of the innocent

The burden slips away

Under the swift current

Of unconditional acceptance

Overall, dropping our mistake

Forgiveness washes it all away