I do not regret (3/18/01)

Here in the blissful afternoon shadows I sit
the hues of gray washing over me
there is just enough light to see by
it is the perfect time for dreaming
for remembering

in reflection on my life I find I do not regret
any of it

you might tell me I've done wrong
to say what I've said
to love more than one
It is not my choosings, but my feelings
maybe even the most giving people
are as self-centered as the rest

or maybe the shadows are all simple illusions

there aren't many rhymes lately
but one can't expect life to always fit into that mold
for sometimes it flows freely
verse to passionate verse
line to excruciating line
with no meter and no form

sometimes its shadows waft in and out of our vision
with nary an explanation

and that is by far more wondrous than if every other line rhymed

dreams are a peculiar thing
no sooner is one in your grasp
than the shadows take it away
replacing it with another
unpredictable is the heart

but maybe that is what it means to be human
to err
to hope
to dream
And I do not regret any of it

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