Life was hard today
and no less so
for all my yesterdays
Tomorrow
stretches out her gnarled fingers
to torture me
with memories
of what could
have been
The mistakes I made
(more then a few)
that withered her
and stole her dreams
Now she punishes me
with lurid visions
reminders
that some mistakes
cost more then you’d believe
She’s the phantom
who remembers
all those plans I had…
when I no longer wish to
she whispers
too late
across my looming grave
as I stare into her eyes
my eyes
older and wiser
longing for the chance
to replay
yesterday
I know what they’ll write there
on my headstone
chiseled words of regret
“She wasn’t
who she wanted to be.”
Patricia Gibson-Williams
September 3, 2006
Author notes
I don't think is one of my best poems, but I wrote it for this contest. I guess I'm too old to be your sister so I would have to be an aunt or mother. Even if you don't choose me to be a part of your family... Please remember that living life is better then letting it go by unexplored. But, that doesn't mean that everything has to be experienced now. Some thing’s we need to wait for and that will only make us savor them all the more. Other things must be grasped now or the moment will pass and we may never get the chance again. Kids today are in such a hurry to grow and try out "adult" things, but they miss out on many of the teen things that make the best memories. The truth is that by growing up too fast, you almost always lose more then you gain. So many things are more savory when you let them simmer for awhile. When it comes to the decisions you make in the here and now... if you have even the slights worry that you might regret it someday, it's almost certain that you will. And finally sometimes... the hardest choices, are the easiest to live with. Patti
Written September 3rd, 2006
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- i need an ap family by lost-in-yesterday.
300 points, ended September 6, 2006, 15 entries
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Another wonderful write.I AM GOING TO ADD YOU TO MY FAVS IF THIS IS OKAY.i LOVE YOUR POETRY.
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thanks alot for your entery i would love to have you as part of my fam. i like having ppl to talk to cuz well things get tough and its nice to know someones there.
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