Regret
Tears at your toes
Gnaws at your elbows
Wraps an armpit ’round your nose
Try to breathe
Regret
Is seasickness on land
Hope played backwards
A pocketful of future
With a hole in it
Regret
Is a star
Having given up searching
For a night sky to wear
Regret
Is the only echo you have left
When you’ve been hollowed out
Regret
Will run you dry & leave you bankrupt
Unless you belt up
& pay your dues to your dreams
Don’t be late
Don’t be greedy
Live
That’s all you owe your mother & me