A Dose of Regret

You are so smart.
Intelligence and common sense beyond belief.
The ability to see through people that are fake.
A true sense of what life is.

But you have your flaws.
The inability to read one’s true feelings.
A dramatic sense of superiority above others.
You seem to think you know me better than I do.

I hate to say it, love,
But when you can’t stop and listen,
Stop and truly listen to someone and feel
And understand rather than criticize.

You need a reality check.
Just a fix of compassion, paired with a diagnosis.
It’s the perfect concoction to change this.
Just an intervention too overdue.

It’s a problem.
A problem that roots from the depths of hell.
It corrupts from the inside out.
Then there is no way to escape it.

If this was the way.
The way to tell you how this feels,
How much this affects not only you, but me.
And how close it could cut this,

Then maybe,
A dose of regret is all you need.