What haunts me

So many things over such a long time
Layered so deeply beneath good that they almost don't bother me

An older person's regret over a younger person's inaction
Watching but not doing
Seeing but not helping
Agony and indecision while backing out of the crowd
Heartbreak

Now, I am awash in self forgiveness because they deserve it
I will not allow the shadow of my life to block out the sun on my children's shiny, flaxen hair
I will not

J. Tackett