Remorse

Underlying guilt seeps through my veins as I ask and beg for forgiveness
It won’t leave me be, this nagging feeling
Knowing myself to be the one who brought betrayal to others
Achiness resides in my every movement and thought.

What is left but to move and think?

There is no longer a reason to runaway but it is all that I am capable of;
A breath, a heartbeat, an internal battle.
That is all there is left for those of us who let go of loyalty.