THE LIFE I NEVER LIVED

The life I never lived

Stories left to tell,sorrows left behind..

To walk in their shoes to get a peace of mind..

To think about it, when I can never feel it.

To think about it, when I never saw it.

Pictures can’t tell half the story,

Left with nothing but an empty memory…

If I could travel back through time,

…could I bear to see it through my eyes?

Would tears fall when I remember those who left before their time?

Would I be able to live my life without hearing those haunting cries?

What would have become of me?

Who would I be left with?

How would I have lived my life?

Where would I be?

The places I never went,

The people I never met,

Memories I would never forget,

Questions left unanswered,

Thankful for the life I have lived,

Thankful for the life I never lived.

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