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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