With this unparalleled guilt
on my shoulder
I cannot bear
the slow beating
of my heart
in eternal despair.
Days seem to collide
in a blur
of regret
and time is unable
to go back
and be reset.
A mother appears at the playground
pushing a stroller
by her side
and it's the very reason
I sit in here
with my life denied.
A memory can cripple you
and rip you
apart.
How can I ever look forward
and ask
for a fresh start?
I should have never
looked away
for it was the ultimate cost.
A family is now divided
and our only child
lost.
We are selling this house
to live
somewhere new.
This window
has haunted me
with its familiar view
and the young mother walks by
with her stroller
so I can see
once upon a time
that was my daughter
and someone like me.
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on my shoulder
I cannot bear
the slow beating
of my heart
in eternal despair.
Days seem to collide
in a blur
of regret
and time is unable
to go back
and be reset.
A mother appears at the playground
pushing a stroller
by her side
and it's the very reason
I sit in here
with my life denied.
A memory can cripple you
and rip you
apart.
How can I ever look forward
and ask
for a fresh start?
I should have never
looked away
for it was the ultimate cost.
A family is now divided
and our only child
lost.
We are selling this house
to live
somewhere new.
This window
has haunted me
with its familiar view
and the young mother walks by
with her stroller
so I can see
once upon a time
that was my daughter
and someone like me.
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