My regret

Everything used to be bright.
I spent the sun yesterday.
Happiness was always in my hands,
But I opened my fingers too soon.

​Now there is a ache inside me.
The past is a heavy sack on my back.
Unspoken words linger in my heart,
Paths not taken have long piled up.

​I cannot forget.
Because I am most angry with myself.
Love was at my door,
But I had already thrown away the key.

​Time does not turn back.
Memories are now sharp shards of glass.
If I touch them, they bleed,
If I look at them, my soul burns.

​I did not value them,
This is my greatest regret.
Everything used to be so beautiful;
I ended that beauty with my own hands.