Regret

I've been a fool
An insignificant tool
Of greater machinations

I've been guilty
Slippery and silky
It wouldn't be thrown out

I've been naive
A heavy heart to heave
With those awful sounds "How? How?"

I've been cruel
What I've done, who will
Like stains of the indelible

I've been arrogant
Seeking to dissent
Against gods, spirits, the higher

I've been senseless
In all nisus
To achieve sensibility

I've been the devil
All fear, no scruple
Forgiveness is foreign

I've been blind
Always peering behind
But never looking forward

But I'm here
With a road vast, white, clear
What will I do then?
I've been human