#11: I Hope

I hope,

you don't regret

knowing me, meeting me,

and spending time with me.

I am never qualified

to be someone’s priority,

nor be someone’s first option.

That’s why I hope

you don’t regret it all

because I’m not

what you’re looking for.

I’m not the one

you hope for in your prayers.

I’m just like a candy

you buy at the store,

the one you like only

for the time being

before you realize

you don’t like the taste.

The sweetness is gone

the second you see

the brand.

The ties are gone

the second you see

it’s me.

I am never qualified

to be a best-seller product.

I am just one people buy

when there's a sale.

And I think I understand

why I’m never good enough.

It’s okay.

Because if everyone were good enough,

wouldn’t the world become so boring?

So, I hope

you don’t regret

having crossed paths with me

who cannot give you anything,

but a brief rest

while watching the world crumble.

After the show is over,

you are free to go,

without any charge.

No more us,

guaranteed.

So, I hope

you don’t regret

spending time with me

who has nothing to offer.

I hope you and happiness

find each other. 

I hope

the home in which you are staying

with someone else now

is decorated with colorful ornaments

and the lawn is perfectly mown

with many kinds of flowers

on both sides of the stone pathways,

just like you’ve always wanted

and hoped for.

I hope

you don’t regret

ever visiting my

messy, scruffy, plain

home.

I hope

you don’t regret

meeting me, knowing me,

and spending time with me.

2021, June 13.