Looking Back
If given some say by would be fate
Change things in my life, a second chance
An opportunity to skew my current state
And in some small way my life enhance
If I could rewind to those biggest choices
Where I could choose left instead of right
If I had listened to the other head voices
Or just seen my world in a truer light
If I had decided to stay instead of run
Or built a bridge in place of a wall
When it was finally all said and done
Would it really have mattered at all
If I had decided to risk when I faced a fear
Or saved the love I so poorly spent
If each branch on my forward path more clear
Would it have changed the direction I went
Or would I do everything just the same
Suffering over each pain and great fall
Not kismet or destiny will bear the blame
For in my own life I am master of all
Would changing the past be benefit
Would it have made me some better man
Or must I accept history and be fine with it
That not everything went according to plan
An easier road may have been sought
But would it change who I would be
I can accept what my failures bought
For they made the person that is me
I would not want to change a moment
For when all added they create a sum
Each a critical and vital component
To the man that I have become
Beautiful 💖
Thank you kindly Miss Fiery! For your words and your inspiration ❤💋🔥
great poem; we can’t change the past, but we can learn from it.
Thank you Jim! I am so glad you enjoyed it and I agree our past hold many things to learn from.
To be at peace with the choices we’ve made – the bad as well as the good – takes great bravery and courage. This poem is elegantly written and I LOVE it!
I know, even as family, you do not connect with all my work, heck neither do I. But I am always particularly tickled when it is something you enjoyed!
Reblogged this on Ramblings and Ruminations and commented:
My brother has been growing as a poet and doing so is also growing him as a person. This poem speaks true to his nature with a courage most of us will never achieve. Please enjoy it!
Too kind…thank you!
Very beautifully written Brad.it takes courage to accept the responsibility of the decisions we make.Besides what’s the guarantee life would have been better if we would have made different choices anyways ….
Life doesn’t come with a rearview mirror. Thank you for the kindness dear Meena!
Beautiful and heartfelt ❤🖤
Always so thoughtful! Love you little one! 🖤❤😘
Love you too 🖤🖤💋