If that moment had been
Delayed, by just that
Infinitesimal second;
I know, I would have seen you.
If that plea had been
Received, just that bit
More openly, all that unspoken
Pain, and questions…
You know, I would have been
A better human.
If my hand had reached out
And held on to yours-
Perhaps you’d have regained
Your footing; and then, for sure
I know, we’d have been blessed.
Sadly, all I can say now is-
What If…
7 Febraury, 2008
For Day#18 of #Napowrimo, 2017 – National Poetry Writing Month 2017 – another re post of an old write 🙂
A Quest on Overdrive ... :) 
April 19, 2017 at 8:47 pm
‘What if’s could be for the better or worse
If could well be kickass or curse
So, no regrets
Finish the frets
Life should not be lived in reverse!
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April 24, 2017 at 8:10 am
Life should not be lived in reverse, yes, Gulshan 🙂 Still , sometimes, unbidden, one goes trippin’ down that memory lane, much to one’s own dismay 🙂
Thank you for the warmth and succor you always bring 🙂
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April 19, 2017 at 9:03 pm
Could’ve, would’ve – these words plague us too much in the moments after something has gone wrong. The reality -that we cannot do anything about it anymore – really hurts.
” Oru chempaneer pooviruthu njanomale… Oru vela nin nerku neettiyilla..”
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April 24, 2017 at 8:09 am
Thank you Bindu!
Indeed, this is something that haunts…
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