Deeply Sorry

I’m sorry
Deeply sorry
For pain I’ve caused
For hurt I’ve inflicted.

I wish
I could begin again…
But I’d make the same
Mistakes
The same judgments
Given similar circumstances.

I am flawed
Deeply flawed
And unable to effect
The change
I desire.

I’m troubled
Deeply troubled
In my skin.

I have never found
The balance required
Between healing
And hurting.

I wish
I could tell you
I am unfettered
By a past
That follows
Like a shadow.
But I am fastened
To memories and mistakes.

My flesh condemns me.

I’m sorry
Deeply sorry
For pain I’ve caused
For hurt I’ve inflicted.