“Apology”

Sorrow fills me   

            chokes my breath and spills from my eyes   

I disappointed you     

            let you down   

I didn’t see your struggle   

            hear your plea   

            pay attention   

I let my obsessions bleed into your heart   

I took my desires and poured them into your life   

Now you overflow   

            with my pettiness   

Shame fills me   

            weighs my movements and halts my thoughts   

I hurt you   

            caused you distress   

I didn’t listen to your words    

            watch your face   

            walk in your shoes   

I am sorry    

Copyright 2011 Elizabeth Abrams Chapman