And just when I thought the tears had stopped <br />they resurface again, like an old love you can't get rid of. <br />How is it that you can taste perfection once; <br />have it, hold it close to you, <br />and throw it all away in a day? <br />Ah, what a tragic day is upon us. <br /> <br />For today is the beginning of the rest of my life, <br />And the rest of my life will be bleak. <br />All because I never truly recognized <br />That I had what I needed all along, <br />right beside me, begging for my happiness. <br />And all I could give perfection was grief. <br /> <br />Ashes to ashes <br />And dust to dust <br />I threw love away <br />For one night of lust. <br /> <br />I'm paying the price now <br />with my tears and regrets. <br />And wondering if I'm meant to be happy at all... <br />But I was once, wasn't I? <br />Because I tasted perfection back then, <br />And I knew it was oh so very real. <br />But I threw it all away like garbage. <br /> <br />Ashes to ashes <br />And dust to dust <br />I drove love away <br />With one night of lust. <br /> <br />The tears will just keep flowing, <br />Old wounds opening up <br />Every time your face comes before my eyes <br />As I remember what we shared... <br />The best times of my life... <br />And how I drove you away. <br />It's my fault.<br /><br />Elizabeth Sheaffer<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/an-apology-simply-won-t-cut-it-this-time/
