People

So many people I have known
and a few avoided: 
some loved, some I couldn’t respect
who were sure they had candled the moon like a chicken’s egg,
found the gold yolk rotten. 

Most are gone now, a few remembered;
some faces without names
and vice versa; 
where it was once that I knew them 
and, also, when;

those who positively influenced my life
still remain in memory alive,
passing judgement on my pride,
excuses made, 
praising positive things I’ve done.

Reviewed are the good and the bad: 
blessings, regrets…
well knowing my life can’t be changed:
things I wished had never happened,
mistakes I made...

On the whole, I am satisfied: 
some things done well: 
loved hard, rejected hate, owned my mistakes;
but still can hope, 
(if by chance, there’s a “next” occasion)

to correct former half-hearted measures: 
needs I failed to fill,
supported unproven suspicions, 
acted in pride, 
 
and, then, when especially needed,
did not love well.