It’s not
  that I’m doing this
 on purpose.

I promise.

I want to be free
  of this nightmare
no more weights tied
   around my mind.

I’m sorry that
  sometimes
 I get it wrong.
I’m trying.

And I’m sorry
 that I say I’m sorry
more than I say
  I love you.

Rebecca Milton is an author from Kent, England who is currently working with editors to prepare her debut novel for self-publication. She has recently been featured as a poet in Snapdragon Journal.