Love Poem: A Lover's Regret
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Written by: Shane Mohamed

A Lover's Regret

A Lover’s Regret
Never appreciated you, I did, until you were gone. 
You gave me all and I gave you nothing. 
I long for you, like a troubled soul longs for dawn. 
I do not deserve the holy essence of your being. 

You were patient and forgiving, loving and tender; 
I long for a glance into your beautiful black eyes. 
Always generous and warm, you were; never a pretender. 
A week is all we had; never enough; bittersweet goodbyes. 

I long for a kiss from your sweet lips. 
You make me want to be a better man. 
I long for your slender waist to hold, which floats and dips. 
All I need is to be with you, so meticulously, I dwell and plan.  

All I need is one more chance. 
I will undo my wrongs and honor our timeless romance.