☆°▪︎ I APOLOGIZE ▪︎°☆

There

once

.

w

a

s

.

a

.

place,

where

.

t

h

e

.

patience

.

o

f

.

time

walked

.

a

.

slow

.

a

n

d

.

steady

pace . . .

.

.

.

 ~ there

once

.

w

a

s

.

a

.

place . . .

.

.

.

I

did

.

n

o

t

.

rush,

.

.

b

u

t

.

.

never

.

f

e

l

l

.

behind,

.

.

a

n

d

.

.

the

.

d

a

y

s

.

seemed

.

t

o

.

s–t–r–e–t–c–h

.

f

o

r

.

miles

.

a

n

d

.

miles,

.

.

a

l

l

.

.

the

while . . .

.

.

.

Clear

.

f

r

o

m

.

chaos

.

a

n

d

.

clutter,

were

.

t

h

e

.

pages

.

o

f

.

my

mind . . .

.

.

.

a

n

d

warmly

embracing

.

w

a

s

.

my

heart,

.

.

a

n

d

.

.

accepting

were

.

m

y

.

eyes . . .

.

.

.

Engaging

.

w

a

s

.

my

smile,

.

.

a

n

d

.

.

gentle

.

w

a

s

.

my

style . . .

.

.

.

a

n

d

towards

others

.

b

a

c

k

.

then,

.

.

I

.

.

c

o

u

l

d

.

never

.

b

e

.

unkind,

without

considering

.

t

h

e

.

price . . .

.

.

.

s

o

yes,

.

.

I

.

.

have

.

n

o

w

.

come

.

t

o

.

realize,

.

.

I

.

.

once

lived

.

a

.

wonderful

life . . .

.

.

.

filled

.

w

i

t

h

.

laughter,

rhyme,

– 

fun,

.

.

a

n

d

.

.

sunshine . . .

.

.

.

 ~ I

lived

.

a

.

wonderful

life . . .

.

.

.

filled

.

w

i

t

h

.

laughter,

rhyme,

– 

fun,

.

.

a

n

d

.

.

sunshine . . .

.

.

.

back

in

.

t

h

e

youthful

paradise

.

o

f

.

joyous,

carefree

d

a

y

s

.

gone

by . . .

.

.

.

 ~ back

.

i

n

.

those

times,

when

.

I

.

did

.

n

o

t

judge,

.

.

o

r

.

.

cheat,

.

.

o

r

.

.

lie . . .

.

.

.

I

apologize.

Reflection: This was a forgotten reflective-themed gem of a poem that I wrote back in October of 2014 where the contemplator looks back with remorse on a life which started out so wondrously free, carefree, and easy only to reverse somehow without his/her awareness – it was likely the result of small internal and external changes which accumulated over the years and decades. The end of the poem offers an intentional twist which sharply contrasts and conflicts with the rest of the poem.