I am not sorry

By tinacatling

Thu, 20 Aug 2015

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I am not sorry for dancing until dawn
I am not sorry laughing too loud,
I am not sorry wearing bright colours
I am not sorry to have been both fat and thin
I am not sorry for being scared or brave
I am not sorry that I’ve been lonely
I am not sorry for getting older
I am not sorry that I’m a positive dreamer
I am not sorry about my sadness or self-doubt
I am not sorry to have been rejected
I am not sorry for having been drunk when I should have been sober
I am not sorry for being sober when I should have been drunk
I am not sorry that I have made a fool of myself
I am not sorry that I have let myself down
I am not sorry for failing or tripping and falling
I am not sorry for making mistakes
I am not sorry for being poor or wealthy
I am not sorry for my intelligence or success
I am not sorry that learning has hurt
I am not sorry to have known grief or for hiding away
I am not sorry for having children or making them angry
I am not sorry for being an imperfect mother
I am not sorry for rejecting those who have hurt me
I am not sorry to have broken my own heart
I am not sorry for being in love
I am not sorry for being loved
I am not sorry that I am fulfilled
I am not sorry
I am not
I am
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I was sitting in a bar doing

Permalink Submitted by tinacatling on Thu, 2015-08-20 13:14

I was sitting in a bar doing something else intirely and suddenly had to write this

I would love any thoughts or comments

Thank you for all your help so far

Tina

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Me? I loved it. We say sorry

Permalink Submitted by jolono on Thu, 2015-08-20 14:13

Me? I loved it. We say sorry for almost everything. Sometimes it's brave to say it just the way it is. "I'm not sorry for telling you you're a complete moron and making you cry." Being just one of them...

But then there's the ending, where you stop saying I'm not sorry and maybe, just maybe, you are!

Authentic and well written.

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Permalink Submitted by scratch on Thu, 2015-08-20 14:20

That's a great write and I completely agree with jolono's observations. The voice is authentic and unpretentious and there's an undeniable honesty and willingness to confont the things that are often pushed out of mind because that's the easier thing to do.

I too was struck by the potential that, despite the protestations otherwise, there are elements of regret somewhere under the surface of this excellent declarative poem. And the end is quite brilliant.

Really good.

I enjoyed this, especially

Permalink Submitted by hoalarg1 on Thu, 2015-08-20 14:44

I enjoyed this, especially how the repetition got you hooked in to the vortex. The ending was clever and unexpected. Well done.

Adam

I am not sorry I write

Permalink Submitted by tinacatling on Thu, 2015-08-20 16:57

I am literally finding my voice - since I have been sailing full time I have been singing and writing in public - free

thank you for your support so I dont fall

Yes the repetition works for

Permalink Submitted by Deliberately Ev... on Thu, 2015-08-20 22:30

Yes the repetition works for these kinds of sentiments - letting go.

The beat of your heart is the mellifluent rhythm to my soul.

thank you

Permalink Submitted by tinacatling on Fri, 2015-08-21 08:34

THank you

Yes letting go - shame it took 53 years!