If Only... (poem) by Odin odin@aflx.com on AuthorsDen

· 4,268 titles
· 12,669 Reviews
· Share with Friends!
· Save to My Library
· Member Since: Jul, 2008

   Sitemap
   My Blog
   Contact Author
   Read Reviews

Books
· Perceptions

· ECHOSIS

· Prosetry at Work

· Said and Unsaid - Vol 1

· 3 WAY MIRROR

Short Stories
· Patience Waning

· Ladle Lines (A prosetry memory)

· A Gentle Man

· Pacing Love's Journey

· Gratitude

· A Sticky Conversation

· Blazing Now and Then

· Vulnerable Captivity

· The Kite That Would Not Bow

· Time

Articles
· War and Peace

· Desperation Breeds Desperation

· Preference Manifest

· Innocent Guilt

· Barbed Isolation

· A Place...

· Sanity's Loss

· Organs Anonymous

· Fatuous Beyond Absurdity

· Truth is One

Poetry
· The Life-long Pernicious Evil

· Cherishing Sounds of Silence

· Understanding the Unexplainable

· Reality of Another Kind

· Finding Trust Again

· Aromalicious Memories

· A Jungle-rain Pastorale

· Sediment Within the Soul

· Life's Enormous Green Chest

· Roadkill Memoriam

         More poetry...

Odin odin@aflx.com, click here to update your web pages on AuthorsDen.

Books by
Odin odin@aflx.com

See all Books
by Odin odin@aflx.com

Save

If Only...

by Odin odin@aflx.com — Read all 3,869 poems by Odin odin@aflx.com

The world does change, albeit slower than technology would have us believe. However, man’s ability to change, even obviate experience, there will remain his innate "weakness of will" remaining a slow evolving mystery throughout life until death--with usually no butler to blame it on. And then there are some of us who believe everything is perfect just the way it happens.

Wednesday, November 28, 2012

If only...

playground-dares had not happened

listening had gathered teachers' intent

books appeared earlier as friends

one had seen the pitch breaking

refused that last drink

understood infatuation

seen manipulation behind the eyes

avoided emasculation

risen to that inner voice

If only...

And now

forks in the road

beckon last hurrahs

upon tear glistened pavements of travel

tempting regrets never forgotten

a challenge to speed away from

journeys oft traveled

decisions all past

results undeniable

Perfection?

Mistakes?

If only...

One had perceived life differently

regrets would appear normal

for some perhaps

for others?

Popular Poetry (Poetry)


1.	Catching Happiness...
2.	Finding Trust Again
3.	Nightsky
4.	Reality of Another Kind
5.	Life's Enormous Green Chest
6.	Spindrift
7.	Kindness
8.	Luxury of Solitude
9.	Our Restless Minds
10.	Roadkill Memoriam
11.	In The Still of The Night
12.	Sediment Within the Soul
13.	Dream Just a Dream
14.	Feeling Lonely
15.	Hunting for Truth
16.	In Praise of Anonymity
17.	Whisper Pens
18.	Shaved Reflections
19.	I Have Spent My Entire Life
20.	Mythical Dragons
21.	I Confess
22.	Serrated Smiles
23.	Becoming Who You Are
24.	Understanding the Unexplainable
25.	Old Coat

Want to review or comment on this poem?

Need a FREE Reader Membership?

Reviewed by Jansen Estrup

Reviewed on December 4, 2012

Provacative - if only the Big Bang mistake had not slipped through the Great Chemist's fingers the universe would still be perfect. Well done!

Reviewed by Ronald Hull

Reviewed on November 29, 2012

Much food for thought. “For there but for fortune…” If only I had… Leads me to think about decisions made that have brought me to this place. Yes, I might have been better off had I done other things, but hindsight is 20-20. For now, I am content with the things the way they are. My expectations are great, especially where renewable energy and stem cell research are involved. If I had been born in 1920, I would not have lived long or had the just-in-time technology that has sustained me and my health for so long. For that I am grateful, but the future is much brighter. Not only for me, but for everyone. At least, if we don't we waste our youthful attributes on wasteful behavior.

Ron

Reviewed by Keith Rowley

Reviewed on November 28, 2012

Well written. if only ... we weren't the way we are ! Or the journey had been easier - but there again that's not life I guess. Thought provoking.

Reviewed by Diana Legun (Reader)

Reviewed on November 28, 2012

Odin, you have selected premium situations to color this writing. "seen manipulation behind the eyes" is a great one! So is "risen to that inner voice" -- I like that you use 'risen' instead of 'listened,' as risen carries a stronghold image of invitation and worthiness in it. Standing up from the crowd in this piece for me is the widening rings that spread from the weight of "If only.../One had perceived life differently/regrets would appear normal." Those lines are exuding a mental healthiness to die for. Thanks! ~~ Diana

Reviewed by E Phillips

Reviewed on November 28, 2012

if only...we don't get it right
we must try it all again.

reincarnation, anyone?

Reviewed by Budd Nelson

Reviewed on November 28, 2012

yes if you try to remember in what ifs you are not accepting the what was and is, thank you
budd

New Poetry by Odin odin@aflx.com