PROLOGUE
This poem explores themes of love, regret, and irony. The speaker reflects on their unrecognized feelings for someone who once adored them and whose affection they took for granted. It highlights the cruel realization that feelings can awaken only after the loved one is gone. The speaker laments their missed opportunities and wishes for a second chance to express their care. Ultimately, the narrative conveys a poignant moral: one should cherish and hold onto those who love them deeply, lest they lose them and be left with nothing but regret for their past mistakes.
I Love You Too Late
I was terrible, how could I not know
what a horrible mistake I made?
My feelings for you took time to grow
but not fast enough I’m afraid.
You loved me once, and you’d often show
how much I would mean to you.
Everytime we met your face would glow
and you’d tell me how much I was valued.
But instead, I kept my distance
and took your love for granted;
Many times I would show resistance
and spurned many of your advances.
It wasn’t until you were completely gone
that I started to feel something strange.
Suddenly you had me very drawn;
My feelings for you abruptly changed.
I started to think of you much more;
You are now the only thing on my mind.
Why didn’t I feel this way before?
Now I regret for treating you unkind.
Memories of your genuine affections
and the kind words you used to say,
made me long for a reconnection
to have you back like in those days.
I will never again find a love this rare
someone who will love me more than life;
Recalling moments of your love and care
just cuts me deeper than a knife.
I wish I could have a second chance
to let you know how much I care,
and that I would do anything for this romance
but now I can’t find you anywhere.
I have so many regrets, but justice’s been served;
I’ve been handed a cruel, ironic fate.
I am to blame and I got what I deserved,
for it was my fault that I love you too late.
