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“If Only…”
“If only…” he said
‘til the day he died
Let regrets drown
His dreams inside
Paralyzed in the present
By mistakes of the past
Gave up on living
Until dying at last
Few words are so cruel
Or have ruined more lives
They corrode the spirit
And cut like knives
Two little words
But oh the cost
Dreams shattered
And lives lost
Don’t suffer the fate
Of broken-winged birds
Time to break free
From those two little words
–Russ Towne
we definitely have the greater power within because of choice ! Wonderful poem!
Thank you for your observation and kind comment, Deborah!
Russ
This is lovely! It has taken me a long time to get rid of “if onlys”, and to let go. Letting go sounds like such a simple thing to do but its one of the most difficult in my experience and requires awareness and then action. I love this poem; it has made me think and reinforced in me how pointless and debilitating”if onlys” can be.
Christine 🙂
Your kind comment brightened my morning, Christine. I’m glad that this poem resonated for you and that you took the time to let me know. Thank you.
Russ
🙂
Excellent Russ – inspirational 🙂
Thank you, reikiheidi. I’m glad you liked it.
Russ
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