Regret Poem by Javier Falcon

I am sorry for all the times I have failed you,
not being there to console and comfort you,
when ever I could of made a difference, but didn't.
For every chance I might have had to free you from pain.

To liberate your soul from all that torture around,
to show you the love which might not have been there at times,
as you couldn't come to me, but I could've come to you.
At times which you spent all night crying without someone to talk to.

Which I could of been there to hold you in my arms,
to support you through these harsh times and disappointments,
rocking you to sleep as your worries turn into sweet dreams.
Being your one and only guardian angel.

But yet I am so far away, without being able to help,
being a coward to come out of my shell which protects myself,
not being brave enough to run through the mines for you,
being useless when there is enough space in here for the two of us.

And still I sit here and watch you out there all alone,
terrorized by the present and cowering about the future,
as I watch wishing to switch places with you, now,
wanting for you to be safe and me in pain, as I can't stand this anymore.

As I regret everything I haven't done since I met you,
everything which would have made your life easier,
all which would have maybe put you in this shell here by my side,
anything I could of done to show you how much I really care.