Poem: The Could-Haves

The Could-Haves

We all have wondered,
Those endless possibilities
That if we had simply bothered
Or the right abilities
And captured those few hundred
Wasted opportunities.

Cry as we may,
To whine or to pray.
Nothing will change the past,
Or those that had turned to dust,
But was it a bad decision,
Or simply within reason?

The decisions we've made,
Will have been in vain,
If we choose to wade,
Through memories deep in our brain,
Of the detours we have previously laid,
Which will lead us to be insane.

The best choice,
Is to hush our voice,
Accept our actions,
And all reactions,
To put a foot forward,
Keep moving onward.

The Could-Haves are over,
There's no point to hover,
The most important question,
Is whether you are the bastion,
Of your own beliefs and dreams,
Not simply having whims.

To avoid regret,
Is to come clean,
And not forget,
Whether we lose or win,
We must still set our path straight,
Keep moving rather than to wait.