Sorry
I apologize for no mistakes made
other than the one I suddenly created
as the word escaped my lips.
I have apologized for pain I didn’t cause
with a wounded heart
I have apologized for tears accompanied by joy
and for laughter in times when it was
most needed.
I’m sorry makes me stand three feet shorter
closer to the ground,
I’m sorry dumbs me down,
blocks my vision,
and restricts my voice.
Apologizing at the cost of peace
is just not worth it anymore-
today I reclaim
all the sorrys I ever gave
at the expense of my
soul skin.
A.P. Bastian 