POEM STARTER
Inspired by Daniel HJ
If Only...
Write a poem which starts or ends with "If only".
If Only
Wishing frequently for the happiness I’m searching for
Looking for answers within writings and people
Never satisfied when good things are happening to me
Only seeing trouble and difficulties
If I saw my day in a happier light
If I smiled all warm and bright
If I gave my very best
And If I can please everyone else
Would I still be me or not at all
Would I be lost by looking at someone who isn’t me?
Would I be grateful and motivated by positivity instead?
This uncertainty this negativity
If I can be a brighter person
And preferred a more lighter shade than grey
Would I find my happiness?
And choose to be comfortable choosing me when need to be
And saying no when I need to when it’s the right choice to do?
If I can change the mistakes I have made
Would my life still be the same?
The past is in the past they say
But that part still lingers in me everyday
In my mind, when I’m trying to sleep
It’s best to move on they say
It’s best to look at the present
When the future is too scary to look at
What else could we do in the time being
Time flies by too quickly
Scared of the current speed it goes at
I’m scared my life will flash before my eyes and it will be over
This rare emotion and feeling
This moment this being life
A rollercoaster with its ups and downs
If I can accept it all
And go with the flow
Like a wave of water or a blooming flower
Beautiful on the outside and inside
Like a butterfly
Seeing its change from beginning to end
If only I can be happy that would be great