CRIMES OF LARRY

I wanted to apologize to you
for the way I behaved
last year
when I was drunk
and stupid
and so much less mature
than I have since become.

I didn’t realize
how poorly I treated you,
how disrespectful I was
of your feelings
and your time
and your heart.

It took me time to see
what you deserved
and how I failed to provide
and whether I even had the right
to ask for forgiveness.

I didn’t
and I don’t know
but you should hear
how I was wrong
and should understand
since you aren’t around to know
that for my sins
I am well punished.