Regret
/Midlife crisis
Yearned for rebirth
Took him for granted
Blind to worth
Deflected frustration
Treated him badly
Deliberately cruel
Targeted vulnerability
Time after time he
Excused misbehaviour
Drew a line under past
Not a ripple of anger
But I could not settle
Wanted more
Perceived him, our life,
Suffocating bore
Decided to leave
Continue chasing youth
Foolish mistake
That is the truth
Regret haunts my nights
Impinges on dreams
Tears relentlessly
At heart's seams
By Margaret Karim
From: United Kingdom