if only>>what if>>why not

if only
if only
if only i tried
if only i could 
if only I hadn't
if only
if only
at the funeral those who attend 
might whisper among themselves
"if only"
R.I.P.


what if
what if
what if i tried
what if i could 
what if I did
what if
what if

at the funeral those who attend 
would whisper among themselves
"what if"
R.I.P.

why not
why not
why not
 lost laughing
in yesterday's memories today
"why not"

WHY JUST DO IT?
 NOW?

 i see this poem as
the journey from spectator to traveler
from regrets to action

my trust is tinged with fear





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