On this the the thirteenth day the prompt is a non-apology, the discourse so beloved of politicians and confidence tricksters . . .
I am (not) sorry
a thief I am, and I feel no regret,
whilst still I utter anodyne and
pointless phrases, my apology is
conditional for what have I done?
I stole the day and danced with the teasing breeze,
I stole the time to walk beside the taunting seas,
I stole the hours of rain to linger long,
I stole the moments in the wild birds' song.
For all these things I took and knew no shame,
For all these things I'd steal again and again.
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