Day 11: RWP prompt is to write about a choice you didn't make. Started out writing free verse but the rhymes kind of took over...
The Concert
I know you don’t remember asking,
You may not remember me,
But I wish I’d gone to that concert with you,
I wish I had that memory.
Nothing would be different,
At least nothing plain to the eye,
We would not have gotten married,
We would still have said goodbye.
You had a girlfriend after all,
Though we saw each other every day.
Nothing was better than making you laugh,
But I could never say
All the things I wanted to,
It simply wasn’t right.
Still I wish we’d shared good music
nicely remembered
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janet
Good job...yes, nothing to the eye would be different, but your memories would be.
ReplyDeleteThoughtful; yes, sometimes choosing a different choice with someone may indeed have not changed things. Made me think of a similar situation with a gf I was slowly breaking up with - she had won a timeshare on the Cote d'Azure, but THAT week if I had gone with her it would have been devastating to my financial security and future - but we were growing frustated anyway, and that was the nail in the coffin... I might still write about that today, though. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteThere's a fun understatement you've made, that nothing would have been different. Or would it? Either way, nicely written and heartwarming.
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