No excuses, no regrets

There is no substitute
             For hard work;
There is no replacement
             Of time lost;
There is no time for regrets
             About mistakes made,
             Or excuses for failure
             Of responsibility or duty;
There is no explanation for
             Blindness to beautiful things
Or love gone unexpressed;
             There is no time
For excuses,
             There is no time
For regrets.
                                -Frederick Douglas Harper