No Regrets

Let’s not think about

Those missed sunrises and sunsets

Precious heartbeats squandered waiting for

That one moment of perfect bliss

Anticipating something

That never came to be

The pall that never passed

The rainbows that did not last

Let’s not think about

Those people who said

They’d be around for eternity

Yet passed by

Like shooting stars

And left behind

Broken promises and

Memories that will never fade

Let’s not think about

The oaths we’d taken

Upon ourselves

The wishes unanswered

Dreams that remained

Castles in the air

Footprints washed away

By the waves of time

Let’s not think about

The painful thorns of betrayal

The mighty obstacles

The moonless nights

The loneliness

The tears and screams

The weariness of the soul

Or of the many battles lost

Let’s focus on instead

Each tiny breath and inhale

The fragrance of the earth

A battle won however small

A ray of light

Even though it’s not really bright

Taking one step after the next

Eyes only on the road ahead

Let’s focus on instead

Letting bygones be bygones

Let not the shadows of the past

Taint the freshness

Of the present

Let’s be enamoured by

The brilliance of sunlight reflected through

A single dewdrop

Let’s focus on instead

Silly jokes and laugh out loud

The music of the wind

Dancing barefoot in the rain

Toothless smiles of the old and of the young

Etch the choice of hope in our hearts

Living each moment to the hilt

A life of no regrets