I regret the wasted things.

Wasted milk and spoiled fruit
rotten veggies, out I threw
fridges full of useless meat
meals to waste, uneaten treats

Wasted chances to meet a friend
wasted cards I did not send
chances lost, at such a cost
are what I regret most in the end

Wasted money, wasted time
things I lost when they were mine
wasted books I never read
wasted dreams I had in bed

Movies that I never viewed
all the stuff I didn't do
wasted plans and wasted hope
and wasted love, regretted most

Intentions never carried out
the things we used to talk about
plans left lying on a page
ambitions now are left backstage

Like a giant attic sale
laid out unused, or tried and failed
someone may yet pick them up
I really wish them better luck

Wendy Atkinson