Is this any good?

[ElijahRyne]

I was reading something that provoked some old memories. I had to write down something, or I would not be able to sleep. In the end, although not anywhere close to perfect, I wanted to share it. I will put it in the spoiler to avoid clutter, and please do tell me your thoughts of it!

Spoiler: Regret it? No I don’t

I should regret it, but I don’t.
One word could have changed this present.
Yet, I don’t want that.
For we are happy and content.

I don’t regret my silence that day.
One word could have shattered everything I had heard.
I had regretted that my tears had to fall as pay.
Payment for the silly things I feared.

I regretted that I cried.
I don’t regret my silence.
I have already paid.
I have no need for further penance.

I don’t regret knowing you.
I don’t regret my painful memories.
I don’t regret anything at all.
I will not run, nor will I stay hidden.

What did I even regret in the first place?
It wasn’t my silence.
It wasn’t my patience.
It was my weakness.

I regretted my tears that silently fell.
I regretted that my feelings had changed.
I regretted those bittersweet dreams.
I don’t regret them anymore.

Those faded old regrets have been vitally important to me.
Mementoes of a beautiful time, when I dreamed and cried for a silly love.
I will keep those memories even after brilliance begins to fade.
Their strong presence even now is being transmuted, to something new.

I wonder if I will regret saying all this, but it beats crying.
I loved you a long time ago, but I don’t anymore.
Ridiculous I know, but I wish you a happy and fulfilling life!
And please, don’t feel any regret for me, for I regret nothing!

 

[JollyBear]

It's good.