The human mind is a wonderful thing
as it collects information for later use
filing it away in places unseen
for the brain its meanings to deduce
we all react in different ways
when we receive words good or bad
if the words are good, we shout hooray
and our hearts are happy, and we are not sad
if however, the words we receive
bring bad news of any kind
then a cloud descends, and we feel deceived
and maybe terror of what we may find
time is supposed to heal bad news
and make those feelings go away
however, if the news of those views
has cost you money and you had to pay
or a longtime friend that you have known
has died and left and you did not say
how much you cared for them as a friend
and you and your grief are all alone
but you live on for another day
you and your mind and the thoughts it has shown.
Written 09/26/2022. Read my other poems at https://pondblog2011.com
I think the regret you feel from losing money would not be as great as the regret of not having told a friend how important they were to you and then losing them. But sometimes we show that in deeds and don’t really need to say it in words.
Even though I regret losing the money, I regret even more my own stupidity.
I totally get it. Those are the worst kinds of mistakes.
Stupidity is going out in the ice and breaking an ankle. That kind of damage lasts for a long long time. The damage to your bank account will be transient.