Lament is a hollow song <br />we sing to ourselves <br />about misgivings in our past. <br />A song of our wayward life <br />of when we were young. <br />Lament is the hurtful baggage <br />that we carry around <br />to torment us in silent times <br />when we sit alone. <br />We sing it to ourselves <br />hoping it could be undone. <br />Once a word is spoken, <br />it can never be withdrawn. <br />Once a hurt is caused, <br />no bandage can repair. <br />We can only lament on it later <br />in our silent moments <br />when we sit alone. <br /> <br />26 November 2009<br /><br />David Harris<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/lament-29/
