Where did yesterdays thoughts go,

That I pondered at break of day?

Seems they weren't worth the trouble

To remember or cause any dismay.

Our minds are always pondering

The next move we will have to make.

But life is not a checker board;

No, it's more complicated than that.

We do the best we can, we hope.

But mistakes, no doubt, will be made.

Wish we had an eraser,

Just not as simple as that.

I shall not recall those yesterdays,

When being a fool, words were sharp.

We need not own a dagger,

To cut someone deep.