(Day 05) the Journey
[Prompt] path
steps nature meander Introspective
I tried the style but did my own theme
{Style} prose
The Regret Collector
(Look at) THE REGRET COLLECTER. See him him each night
pouring over each detail
analyzing each one
under a thin bitter light.
Tracking and mapping the source.
Tracing the history.
Rewriting that story
until it is a litany,
a prayer to vengeful gods.
Polishing it until the whole world
is cast as villains.
Trimming the rough edges
until he is the hero.
Journaling the process
in the margins of his mind.
Sorting them into categories
and trigger words
so they can be recalled
and pointed out
in any conversation.
In time they are laminated
by dried tears.
That way no other oily flesh
can change, besmirch, or smear
with their greasy perspective
of the truth.
Finally the perfectly preserved
regrets are cataloged
into a heavy album
always carried with him
so he can never lose them.
