Sorry

It’s a little word but how it means

so much when said out loud

because it closes gaps,

opens up brand new paths,

and lines the journey forward

with better understanding.

Not often heard it’s like it is

something foreign to the psyche

and time and time again

simply rejected outright.

And not validated it shrives up and dies

but there is no proper burial

for something considered worthless

and thought of as trivial.

Many years later there may come a time

when its value is well and truly known

but how to find the discarded

not a quick and easy task.

Much better to find a safe place

close at hand and easily accessible

and then use, use it, use it,

even if (sadly) it’s time and time again!