Regret. We should have said more of this, or done more of that.
Each of us has baggage that we need to release, and our own dark rooms.
We store our negativity and regrets in these rooms. How can we get rid of the clutter and lighten the dark room?
With a little self-love, acceptance, forgiveness of self, determination and shift of perspective,
Space
No light
Filled with boxes
Of woeful tales untold
Mournful songs unsung.
Sunrise
Light of self-acceptance
Parts the curtains
Light flows into
Space abandoned
From the window
In the darkened room
View the tree of life
The sunrise peeks through
The branches
An
Hour glass
Sits by
The window
Sands flow
slowly
But persistently
As the light
Flows in.
And the space
transforms
with brightness.
Is
of
About the Creator
Michelle Liew
Hi, i am an English Language teacher cum freelance writer with a taste for pets, prose and poetry. When I'm not writing my heart out, I'm playing with my three dogs, Zorra, Cloudy and Snowball.
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I really needed to read this today. Thank you so much for this poem 🥺❤️