my new room

so we realize that in life no regrets isn't as attainable as it may seem. no matter how hard we try there will be things worth regretting. to put it the way a friend would, the question we ask ourselves is "are we allowed to have VIP rooms for regrets in our lives?" i dare say that i have exactly this. it is but one room with but one set of regrets. to whom they belong, only my heart knows.
a strange and painful yet peaceful feeling within me is asking to be let in. i have decided to open my door to it. she calls herself acceptance, and she's brought her friend named change along. now that i've let them in willingly, life has promised more mornings with sunshine and less rain.
they say it's okay for me to take a peek into my VIP room once in a while, but never to let myself inside totally lest i be eaten alive by what-might-have-been's and what-could-have-been's.
instead, they asked that i build a new room, one that is empty and waiting to be filled with something better than regrets.they say that their friend happiness would like to occupy it. so i said " it would be super to have happiness around".
I've been pondering about what color to paint the new room i'm going to be building for happiness. i 've decided on white; it's fresh, clean and new. it would make for a great place to paint happy things on.
so i'm taking my tools out, sawing and hammering away. I've gotten a few splinters, but acceptance and change remind me that i can always pull it out and put a band-aid over it. they say there'll be more and that i should get used to it. so i've used up a couple and stacked my shelves with more so there'll be plenty to go around until i finish the new room.
they say i'm going to forget about all the splinters when i see the room all done. i guess then i'll keep building it and i'll keep looking forward to having happiness move into it.