Regret NOT?

Regret comes in all sizes.
Small, when you hide a truth
so as not to hurt someone’s ego.
Or when you do bad in order to help.

BIG, when you tell a lie to cover up a big mistake
Or when you let down a friend
Or cheated on a relationship
Or when you tried to make things right
…for the wrong reasons.

Regretting is painful.
It eats up your soul, it consumes your energy.
Knowing you can never take back the time…
Neither the things you’ve said or didn’t say…
Nor the things you’ve done or didn’t do.

Regret NOT the things you’ve said,
BUT the things you’ve held back.
Regret NOT the things you’ve done,
BUT the things you’ve failed to do.

Regretting is not necessarily bad,
When you've acknowledged that you fucked up
Without dwelling on the past
Wanting to do it right or better next time
That alone should set you back on track.
Pick up the lessons learned
Hoping you won’t regret anymore,
By not committing the same mistakes,
Because this time you SHOULD know better.