If Only If only

Roads untaken

`...If only…

`

most oft repeated words

`Of the most saddest of men

Words of such weight

that carry such freight

And we all seem to say them

...Now and then...

...If only...

They speak of decisions unmade

Of actions delayed

Affections displayed

Best intentions betrayed

And they seem to be uttered

Again and again...

...If only...

Words 0ften spoken

With a tear in one’s eye

Most often accompanied

By a long wistful sigh

Of opportunities

And options

Passed by

...If only…

Hindsight could be

recalled and rectified

regrets and remorse

cast aside

perhaps...just perchance

we would be a little less lonely

...If only…

Had we taken the path

less tried

Reviews

[Poetic Beauty]

This speak volumes of wishing things could be done differently. The third stanza speaks loudest to me.

[David O Whalen (O Haolin in Celtic)]

Thank you beauty. I was trying to put common feelings into words. Words can't always express emotions. Thanks again for reading me and sharing my feelings.