A very general list of apologies

I'm sorry that I forgot to wish you a happy birthday. I'm sorry if I didn't pull my weight in our group project. I'm sorry I'm late and I promise it won't happen again. I'm sorry that it happened again. I'm sorry that the gift I gave you wasn't as good as the one you gave me. I'm sorry that, when you passed me the ball, I kicked it to the other team and I'm sorry that that cost us the game.

I'm sorry I speak too much and out of turn. I'm sorry I tell the same story over an over. I'm sorry I so desperately seek attention and steal it from people who deserve it more. I'm sorry for being loud, obnoxious, and shrilly. I'm sorry you feel the need to put up with that.

I'm sorry I wasn't there when I should have been, when your heart was lost and your hands unheld. I'm sorry I lied and I'm sorry that I will do it in the future. I'm sorry I didn't work hard enough, that hours were spent elsewhere when they should have been spent helping you.

I'm sorry for not being thankful enough, for taking everything for granted and expecting what I do not deserve. I'm sorry I keep taking when I should be giving; I'm sorry I will never be worthy of those things given to me.

I'm sorry that I am not brave enough to speak up. I am sorry that you waste so much time worrying about me. I'm sorry for wasting the thoughts you should have had.

I'm sorry that every breath I take steals air from someone else. I'm sorry that I am alive and you are not. I'm sorry I am half as good as you would have been.

But, more than any of that, I am sorry that I even made this list. I am sorry that I feel the need to apologize and if that worries you. I'm sorry for hating my mistakes.