Sitting on the couch one silent night, my mind began a
stroll
It rambled down the memory lanes where past had played a
role
I recalled the years that had flown past by, memories a
dozen a dime
And silently wondered if I cared or dared to step back again
in time.
There were times that I but sincerely wished I’d put up a
better show
Been a little less foolish, a little less naïve and had allowed
things to go with the flow
Embarrassing moments that made me cringe and the memories
flushed my cheeks
Mistakes that I dearly spent repenting, each moment, for
several weeks.
The horrors of the mocking that I had faced, for certain
paths I chose
The paths that had led to stations where, my life had touched
all-time lows
Decisions in life that I had made which, I then was so sure,
were right
Life had so courteously answered back, with a slap that just
shook me outright
I had trodden on paths with slippers that, were not
recommended for that road
I had borne the blisters that adorned my feet from the thorns
that I had but sowed
I had tested the waters at foolish times when a storm had
raged the sea
I had struggled to keep my boat afloat, my darkest fears set
free
Countless times when life had simply brought me to my knees
Silently, I had waited for the pain and hurt to cease
Those fateful times when I had simply gambled much at stake
And borne the mortifying loss and watched those dreams just
break
The times I had given my instinct the edge, I had chosen to
take the plunge
The losses so high, the lessons so hard, memories I wished
to expunge
The moments when I had allowed my hopes to rise to newfound
heights
And watched them fall but miserably, like rocks that caused
fresh smites.
And then I remembered all the nights when I dearly wished
to God
How I’d screamed and pleaded and cried out loud, to make amends
where I had flawed
I’d wished for better outcomes and I’d wished for larger
gains
From all those foolish mistakes I but wished just lesser
pains.
I wished that I’d been wiser and I wished that I’d known
more
I wished the wounds inflicted then, were not so very sore
I wished the times were smoother, I wished the pace was
slowed
BUT NEVER ONCE DID I WISH IN DREAMS I'D CHOSEN ANOTHER ROAD.
