if you could change

somewhere along the way you lost who you thought you were

what you thought you stood for, everything you are.

somewhere along the way you questioned your plan

questioned how it fell apart and how it all began.

you wondered how it got to the point your now at

how it all quickly crumbled from this to that.

you sit and you think of everything you have done

every fight you ever lost, any fight you ever won.

you look at your life and wish it could have changed

wish things would be different, wish you didn’t feel such shame.

you sit and wish you could change the path you chose 

if different choices would have predicted the way your life goes

and if you did things differently, chose different paths for yourself

would it change who you’ve become and all the the things you’ve felt.

if you could take it all back and change what you regret 

would you change what you’ve done, and the paths that you’ve set?

© nldm