"Regret finally bangs his fist at my door
The one feeling I've never felt before "

^This really jumped out at me. I love the subtle rhymes and how honest it was while still being eons away from cliche'.

I love the way you laced hope into every word of this only to make it shine so much brighter at the end than I was expecting . I love how each image you gave has both a personal meaning to your relationship and a metaphorical poetic meaning as well. I think that's what really set this piece apart from so many others I've read lately (not just here, but in a lot of places).

Beautifully penned.