What If One Day (poem) by Alexander Goldstein on AuthorsDen

What If One Day
by Alexander Goldstein → (All Poetry by Alexander Goldstein)
Tuesday, June 12, 2018 Rated "G" by the Author.

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What if one day I wake up absolutely alone In the middle of the desert land But flowing with milk and honey? What if one day, going wrong, I become rejected by all, once and for all, To be an outcast among the masses of people? What if one day, instead of following my way, I come under the power of my deadly enemy To serve him devotedly till my dying day? What if one day I revolt against tyranny And bring my men to a full suppression, Leaving their families to the mercy of fate? What if one day I face a pack of wolves To be unarmed and without escape, Standing in the mid of snow-covered tundra? What if one day, facing off my opponent In front of two million pair of eyes, I lead in prayer for the fast completion? What if one day I ask you for your help In order to bring you closer to myself And to see how hypocritical you are? What if one day the roar of the local volcano Thunders again to cover with ashes and lava All the green orchards and gardens? What if one day I sail the ocean To sink in its deeps and waves -- Would you wail for me loudly? What if one day you and me, we break The borders of permissible to move forward And further forward and forward more and more? What if one day we burn all our banners And flags to have only one, a symbol of peace, The peace that we earn for everyone and all? What if one day we suddenly stop To be consumers and patriots for the sake Of prosperity of one single motherland? What if one day I conquer no one but myself -- Would it be my personal record or my fail? Would you challenge me to a duel? What if one day, in the face of an alien's threat We start to protect our planet from conquest? I do not know; I just wonder: What if one day. . .

Reviewed by Jane Noponen Perinacci

Reviewed on June 12, 2018

You offer a few scenarios here and that last stanza is a## kicking!

Love ya!

Jane

Reviewed by Susanne Leist

So many possibilities. I can see the wheels endlessly turning in your head. I like the stanza of burning all banners and flags and come together as one.

Reviewed by Sandie May Joyce (Sandie Angel)

I, for one, am happy to be by myself. So I don't wonder too much, just living one day at a time, receiving the gift from God.

I know at the signing of the new agreement with Kim Jong Un for peace, a lot of people are going to have mixed feelings about this. I am glad for the President and am glad for America. I think for America to make friends with the North and South Korea and China is a good thing since Europe has gone in favor of terrorism.

Also Pres. Trump has just signed a bill that is free for the war veterans, and that is 100% hospital and medical. You can't ask for more from another leader. He is doing a great job. I only wish our Prime Minister Trudeau has the same heart that would take care of the Canadians first. Unfortunately, he hasn't.

Sandie

Reviewed by John Herlihy

The what ifs can go on forever. You have set up a list of formidable ones, of special, breaking "the borders of permissible" which is what seems to be happening now. Perhaps what the world needs is the what if you suggest at the end, aliens (who perhaps know better) to take over the planet. They might do it some good.