If
by
Warren

 

 

If I had the courage to put words on paper

if I had the talent and time I would,

if I were honest

Then I could.

 

If the path was easy

there wouldn’t be any tribulations,

just success and cheers

And admiration.

 

If time was abundant and endless

I could still be static and stagnant,

a statue carved of stone and plaster

a living fragment.

 

If, the great word, of defeat

Can stop my progress and tomorrow,

can create loss and pain

cause blame and sorrow.

 

If I allow its power to triumph

I would be an irrelevant being

if I were weak,

But, the words exist and I’m just beginning.

 

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