sorrow for the past

I regret the past
Using the present me, the learned me, the experienced me.


I sorrow for the past
Using the confident me, the middle aged me, the empathetic me.


I long for the past
Using the complicated me, the regretful me, the responsible me.


And I consult with two others to see if they feel as I do,


The 23 year old agrees with me, as if the truth of the world was just placed before him and jumps up and says "that’s amazing"


The 75 year old agrees with me as if an old wound was just cut open and he says to me in a somber voice, filled with many heartaches "you are correct young man"