I Want to Say 「I'm Sorry」
〈I Want to Say 「I'm Sorry」〉is a raw and deeply moving poem about the heavy burden of accountability and knowing an apology is not enough.
I want to say, 「I'm Sorry」
But how?
When I know deep inside
Exactly what you're feeling right now.
I want to say, 「I'm Sorry」
But how?
When I myself have been through
What you are going through.
I want to say, 「I'm Sorry」
But how?
When it was my fault from the start
Why you are hurting today.
I want to say, 「I'm Sorry」
But how?
When I know sorry isn't enough
When I know how deep your love is for me.
Cover image: 〈Writing On Typewriters〉 by Kai Stachowiak, dedicated to the Public Domain under CC0 1.0 Universal.
〈I Want to Say 「I'm Sorry」〉 © 2011, 2020, 2026 Yohan Yukiya Sese Cuneta (ISNI | ORCID iD).
License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC-BY-SA-4.0), except where noted.
Publication history:
- 2011-02-15: FictionPress
- 2020-12-02: Wattpad
- 2026-09-11: ATmosphere network
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