The pool of regrets
is a deep one. You can be washed
in many colors of sorrow.
You can feel your whole past
roll over you like a wave,
pulling all linearity out of time

Even if you don’t wallow,
don’t steep yourself in story,
it will color your view. It’s OK –
refracting light waves
bring depth and beauty to your days,
and to your character.
You will be prism and pool
to those who find you.

©Wendy Mulhern
August 15, 2022