I am sorry — Summary

I wish to convey My apologies To the ones Who tried their best To love me But I pushed them away Just because I was still hurt By someone else When I was treated unfair In the name of love ~ I am sorry.

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Susovan's "I am sorry" is a short, plain-spoken apology addressed to people who tried to love the speaker and got pushed away. The speaker doesn't blame them. Instead, they admit that the real reason lay elsewhere: an earlier hurt, when someone treated them unfairly "in the name of love." That phrase carries the poem's sharpest edge, suggesting that what was called love wasn't really love at all.

The speaker feels regret and a quiet kind of honesty. There's no attempt to make excuses, though the explanation hints that the old wound was still fresh enough to shape how they treated others. Pain from one relationship spilled into the next, and innocent people paid for it.

The mood is soft, humble, and a little sad. The short lines and simple words make it feel like a confession said out loud, almost hesitantly. Ending with a direct "I am sorry" leaves the apology standing on its own, sincere and unadorned.

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