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sorry

Poodlgirl92's picture

Sorry

Sorry
Written for all of you
LE.,KMc.and PW.

I’m sorry for the way things fell apart between us.
I’m sorry I’m not always sorry.
I’m sorry for the way the truth slipped out.
I’m sorry I’m not always sorry it was you guys, who I shared to truth with.
I’m sorry I can’t change the past.
I’m sorry I’m not always sorry for what happened.
I’m sorry I shared the feelings I had about you.
I’m sorry I’m not always sorry for letting you know, because I really wanted you to know.
I’m sorry you’ve seen me go through high school in pain, and have been the one who’s seen it all.
I’m sorry I’m not sorry for letting me lean upon your shoulder to soak away the tears and make everything better.

I'm Sorry...

I'm sorry that I said those things
I'm sorry I screwed up
I'm sorry I never gave you space
I'm sorry I couldn't give up
I'm sorry for this whole long year
I can never make it right
I'm sorry I'm not sorry at all
I promise that I tried

Yami_no_Tenshi's picture

Redemption

I know I'm beyond your forgiveness,
I know that I've scarred you.
But, please, at least hear me out,
Listen to what I know is true.

You don't really understand,
I do love you, more than anything.
You're the first to treat me like a person,
And, in return, I destroyed your everything.

I've hurt you more than I'll ever know,
Strangled your heart and broke it, too.
Ripped the wings off the back of my angel,
Shattered the very essence that is you.

But you can't leave me, I need you!
Without you, I'll go even more insane!
You're the one person that I've ever loved,
That can pierce the madness of my brain.

You are the light to my darkness,
The beautiful angel of my life.
Being with you can bring me some peace,
Put at bay all of the pain and strife.

I can never express how sorry I am,
I wish I could take everthing back.
I want to redeem myself in your eyes,
Show you that my soul is not completely black.

I promise you, I swear to you
I'm going to make things right.
I swear that I want to make you happy,
And end, love, your eternal night.

imagine's picture

Stupid and Sorry

I never realized
that I actually had the
capability
to do something this
stupid.

I love you.

Please be on.
I need to
talk.

I've never been this
sorry
in my entire
life.

(I've never been this
scared.)

Dreamsprite's picture

Saying Sorry

We got into another fight again.
My My
I didn't mean to throw
those barrettes near your eyes.
Sorry, really!
I think?
I'm not so sure anymore.
S-o-r-r-y
hmm.
If that word were non-existent
my daily speech would be petrified!
I guess that means I should saunter back up the stairs
to say,
"Forgive me. I think my aim was off, I was going for your head."

Nights Daybreak's picture

A Hollow Sorry

Have you ever felt the need to say sorry?
A word that signifies many things

But have you ever experienced a moment
Where you want to use that word
But it means nothing?

It sounds empty hollow and untrue
It can't even begin to express the feelings
That are welling within you...

But you say it
You want them to understand
The words that sound so hollow

Nights Daybreak's picture

I Know You Are Hurting

I know you are hurting
I know you are sad
But I needed to end it
I’ve said it before.

My life had been
Completely taken over
By you.

I needed some freedom
A chance to move.

All of this I’ve told you before
I’ve tried to make it clear
To make you understand.

But you don’t.
So I’m sorry if you still hurt
I’ve tried
But this is in your hands now.

Nights Daybreak's picture

Sorry

Sorry, Sorry, Sorry,

Its all you say.

And I know thats how you feel.

But somehow i can't forgive you just yet.

pineapple_babbit's picture

Why I wasn't There

You have to understand,
Why I wasn’t there.
School comes before anything,
And everything.

You have to understand,
Why I wasn’t there.
I had so much homework,
And I need to pass my classes.
I want to go to collage,
A very good collage.

You have to understand,
Why I wasn’t there.
If I went,
I would not have slept due to my work
That I refuse to ignore.

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