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These are simply random poems. Some may be personal to me but I hope my poetry will help you get through tough times, for it has helped me.

What Ifs

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by ari1126

by ari1126

In moments of loneliness
I sit and think about the
"what ifs"
The possibilities that could've happened
If I made different decisions

What if I chose to stay?
Would there be peace?
Would my mind feel contempt
And filled with ease?

What if I dressed differently
Would he have loved me?
What If I tried harder
Would he see?

What if my depression
Never gotten the best of me
Would I be a different person
Would I be happy?

What if he didn't drink
The bottles of booze
Would he have won his battles
Or would he lose?

What if he didn't say those things
That made my stomach curl at night
Fearing my safety
And filling me with fright

What if our lives were more stable
Would it be a balancing act?
Or am I balancing on a tightrope
I wish I knew for a fact

But what ifs of would haves
Are not the answers
See you're the person you are today
Because you made the decisions
In this life of charades

So be happy
Be content
Be safe
Be whoever you want to be
You are you
And I am me