Sandra Martyres - Regret

The seas were beckoning him
Or so he genuinely believed
They helped him introspect
About his present loneliness
He spent hours sitting on a rock
Focusing on the regularity and rhythm
Of the waves as they lashed the shore
Trying to forget his lost love
The sprightly young woman
With a shock of curly red hair
One who had brought meaning to his life
Regretfully he had been ignoring her
In his constant search for power and pelf
He spent more time hobnobbing
With the rich and famous while his
Lady love spent long evenings alone
And just when he thought that
He had achieved all that he wanted
She decided to call it a day
Packed up her belongings and
Left for an unknown destination
He wondered unendingly if it was
Another man who was the driver
Of her decision to leave him
One who had showered her
With his undivided attention
But he will never really know
As her parting note was terse
“While you continue your single-minded
Search for both power and pelf
I am embarking on a search of myself
Please do not bother to look for me
Goodbye and good luck”

Sandra Martyres

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