This Ol' Rocker

Melancholy are my mood swings
concerning events from my past,

I've been thinking about past scenes
and things I thought wouldn't last.

Everything still stays with me
and, regrets do have their place;

but, I never thought I'd see
them laughing right in my face!

So, I keep on rocking
in this old chair of mine,

remembering all that has happened
sipping on life's sweet-berry wine.

I don't recall having much of a choice
with all these things I regret,

some paths I chose with my own voice
some roads I'll soon not forget.

Some thoughts are hard to swallow
back then, I didn't see "clear";

the choices my heart tried to follow
were wrong, now that time's growing near.

So, with my cane sitting next to
this ol' rocker that I love;

at least my regrets don't include you
because, you treated me with, love!