I hold no regrets
secrets
residual guilt
for wilful misdeeds
but of course
very few of us get to be that
maybe a beatified nun or two
the much never seen
sainted monk keeping his bees
& nose clean
but we are not like them
being messier people
growing up slow
if at all
with so very much on offer
without second thought
mindful of our others
so now we live
with our tainted knowledge
profane things we’ve achieved
possibly should not have done
things said
some left to silence
elided or hidden
diverted from
& hopefully all will
go to the grave
with me, us
along with this
innocent face