WHAT IF, I OFTEN WONDER

What if, I often wonder,
What if, but best forget,
To wistful wonder what can’t be,
Brings sadness and regret.

What if, perhaps these poignant words,
Are best if left unsaid,
A thought no more, unwritten page,
And so, a page unread.

But still, I often wonder,
At just what might have been,
Had I not set my heart on you,
If you had stayed unseen

What if, I often wonder,
It’s best to sleep, my son,
There’s little that can change the past,
The web of time has spun.

Michael Walsh Poetry
www.writingservicesandtranslations.wordpress.com

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