No one knows me like regret
Golden silhouette’s dance around me
Ghost-like figures of what once was
My Palms are stretched up
Met with nothing in return
No one knows me
Like they did
Running around the hallways
Presents hid behind chocolate stained fingers
Care discarded like used wrapping paper
No one can replace
The feeling of warmth in my soul
When my brother looked up with eager eyes
Waiting for me to teach him how to skate
But I never did.
When my dad used to smile
Waiting for me to watch a movie with him
I never did.
When my mom sat patiently waiting for me to call
And I never did.
No one knows me like that
I can’t replace those memories
No matter how hard I try
No matter how my soul comforts me
Lost memories sitting like empty scrapbooks
Waiting for me to fill them
But I never did.
No one feels like home
Not like my family did
Nothing feels right
Words unspoken
Only one prevails:
Regret.
