sorrow at a distance

when the light kisses gently the shadows you create,

and you cast a sepia portrait in the heart you chose to emancipate,

do you ever sit and gasp as you recall the way things went,

or do you lose your mind in shadow puppets and make rabbits in a glen,

I'm sorry for all those words I said and excuses I gave untrue,

and I'm even more sorry and saddened by the pain I gave to you,

I know you've made your peace and forgive my choice of lies,

to forgive myself I just can't do as I betrayed myself without surprise,