From stone, we carved intricate caricatures 
Becoming monuments that echoed through time 
From monuments to masses 
Regret becomes a fuse and transforms into sadness 
Sadness becomes introverted pain 
Caricatures that manifest within and outwardly. 

Seek escape into vices that stills the demons for a mere moment
Those dreams haunt your waking hours 
Regret is a linchpin. 
A smorgasbord in the beating heart of Mind and Body. 

It's like a dream 
Over and over 
And round about
But always
We return
Back here
Familiar
Unchanged
The meanings come
After we transcend
a habit
or a relationship
a role
Somehow it's the ones that helped us that we long to tell how endeared we are
We go forward
With their influence
And we honour it
Carrying the same message of compassion and teaching
Appreciating and paying it forward
Its meaning is your meaning too if you are so inclined
It's all growth
Creation unfolds this way
A sort of osmotic imbibement which then unfolds
Leading us on.
Keep going
Thank You everyone
Together
Amen