Commentary and Philosophy Poetry posted October 31, 2024 Chapters:  ...4 5 -6- 


what might have been

A chapter in the book Shortbread and Champagne

The Time We Could Have Had

by gansach

 
If one of us had given in
              and spoken when we could,
If one of us had backed off from
              the stand on which we stood;
If one of us had compromised,
              had just a bit unbent,
Think of the time we could have had~
             time that is now misspent.
 
If one of us had just reached out
              to touch the other's heart,
If one of us kept promises
              we each made at the start;
If one of us had thought our love
              more precious than our way,
Think of the time we could have had~
             time that is gone today.
 
Now each of us lives on our own,
             a solitary soul,
And each of us pulls close our pride
            as shelter from the cold
So each of us can say we've won,
           yet feel that we are lost;
Think of the time we could have had~
           time sacrificed at cost. 

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Letting pride get in the way of true feelings can be a great loss. Caring and compromising are not signs of weakness but priorities in a relationship.

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