Penitence

Every day I wake with sorrow
Another day, a gone tomorrow
Time goes by and worlds spin
But still I carry pain within

A deep regret that tears away
And leaves me buried in dismay
I try but can’t outrun my past
Forever in the shadows cast

But still I run and cling to hope
That one day I will find the rope
To pull myself out of this hole
And purge the sins that taint my soul