Just... Sorry

This poem is apoligises that either I've made or heard in my life and perhaps realising you don't need to apoligise after all. Hope you like it :D

Sorry out of politeness,
Sorry I couldn’t fulfil a dream.
Sorry I couldn’t be the one,
Sorry I’m not saying what I mean.

Sorry I don’t want this.
Sorry I don’t wanna be with you.
Sorry I’m away all the time.
Sorry I’m that person you never really knew.

Sorry I bring out the worst in you.
Sorry to make you cry.
Sorry he’s just another friend.
Sorry I always have to lie.

Sorry I never really knew you.
Sorry you’re hard to get to know.
Sorry I never got to meet you.
Sorry you think I’m putting on a show.

Sorry I’m not up to your standards.
Sorry if I lost the spark in my eye.
Sorry if I’m not always smiling.
Sorry if you can’t understand why.

Sorry for leaving so abruptly.
Sorry I don’t understand.
Sorry for missing you.
Sorry for being unable to hold your hand.

Sorry I'm just use to disappointment.
Sorry for being unable to trust.
Sorry for not giving you my everything.
Sorry for misreading your love for lust.

Sorry to be the one who has to apologise.
Sorry you don’t give me room to breathe.
Sorry you see me through closed eyes.
Sorry but I really have to leave.

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ScarlettFire
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Hi there.

Wow.... Oh, wow. This is good. Really good. And I get what you're saying. I've got a fair few of these so called sorry's before. Sometimes it's not nice...

Anyway. The flow is great. I love the feel of the poem. The only thing I can really add to this, is maybe add in some commas or something. Like "Sorry, out of politeness" instead of "Sorry out of politeness". I feel a comma here and the could really improve the poem. Otherwise, this is brilliant and I love it. *clicks like*

Thank you for making me smile, even if this is kind of sad. And thank you for the beautiful poetry. Keep writing.

~Scar.

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Brown Eyed Girl
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Well this poem there isn't really a pattern, its just things people have said to me or ive said or wanted to say to people. For example ' Sorry I'm away all the time, Sorry I'm the person you never really knew' The first thing is my dad use to say to me and the second line is one he should have said to me. Its all different people, its kinda of all apoligises that have ever come across my mind. Thank you very much for your compliments, it takes alot for any writer to put there work and it helps me believe in the work im doing :D

First off, I loved the first line

Sorry out of politeness.
I have a question, though, are you apologising to just the one person, or is each stanza a different person and a different apology? I do like the repetition of "Sorry" and the last line "I really have to leave." It ties up the apology nicely. Also, the "closed eyes" imagery is nice and how that ties in with the fact that she is always lying. I felt like I could relate to this, and the rhymes are well-executed. Keep up the good work!

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TheBard Comment

I really like it. :) The flow is rather nice, and I feel like I can understand what your taking about.



The best books... are those that tell you what you know already.
— George Orwell, 1984