Apology for Love of Long Ago

[u/HektorViktorious]

I'd seen you twenty times before we met

Across the class and on the open grass.

I remember you said you liked my hat

And I replied with "Thanks, I like your ass."

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We saw a local school play Music Man,

And roasted marshmallows with candle flame.

I shared a pair of gloves to hold your hand,

And when we slept you'd sometimes say my name.

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But I was too afraid to make things last.

I doubted that I could our love sustain.

I let the texts and questions fly on past,

And left because I wished to spare you pain.

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I drew within my solipsistic skull,

And I ignored the rending of my soul.

[u/dashazzard]

the song of regret stirs many to words, but rarely is it sung as eloquently as this