The Mistake.

Look out at the river,

Close my eyes.

Breathe in deeply,

Feel the guilt rise.

Who could deny,

The joyless laugh.

The echo chamber

Of a carefree past.

Passion led me,

Into a pit of desire.

It ruled the land,

Turned desert into fire.

I’ve done something,

I can hardly admit.

I’m not sure I can return,

To the life I once fit.

I made the mistake,

But afraid to do the time.

It’s safer to go now,

Than accept the blame that’s mine.

If I looked into a mirror,

I’m scared that it would crack.

The shame that I feel,

I want the innocence back.

Blink back tears,

They aren’t mine to cry.

I’m only a street away,

It’s like I didn’t even try.

See, I’ve done something,

I can't bare to admit.

I know I can't return,

To that pedestal to sit.

Pull yourself together,

The sun starts to set.

I don’t want to leave this town,

It’s where we first met.

Exhale deeper,

Try to let it all go.

Walk across the bridge,

It’s miles to home.