Sorry

By Sukanya Choudhury

This is for the woman who's been there

For me since the beginning,

And no matter what happens,

She's never let go of me.

Yet I've got a billion and one things to apologize for

Because I can never amount to the

Sacrifices she's made for me.

So I'm sorry that I snap at you in the morning

Because I couldn't sleep at night and yet

You still make me the perfect cup of tea

And kiss me goodbye.

I'm sorry that I laugh at the way you set

Your passwords as the places you'd like to visit

And how I fail to notice that

The tickets that you book always has

An extra ticket for me.

I'm sorry that I get frustrated at your indecisiveness

And how you take ages to decide the smallest things

But I never realise that every time you decide something

You always have my feelings in mind.

I'm sorry that I spend more time with my books

And just say a hasty hello when you come home

And I never notice that you

Leave for work earlier just so you could

Come home and spend time with me.

I'm sorry for all those times when you were sick

And I only made abysmal cups of tea

And gave careless head massages

Yet every time I fall sick, you

Tear the whole world down to make me better.

So here's an apology, to the woman

Who means the world to me

Only the most beautiful words deserve to describe

What you mean to me.

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This poem won in Instagram Weekly Contest held by @delhipoetryslam on the theme 'My Sincerest Apologies'

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