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A Poem About Wishes And Regrets

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A Poem About Wishes And Regrets
Namratashah

I wish that I didn’t wake up everyday

And regret a lot things.

I wish when I had done them,

I had remembered the pain it brings.

In college, I shouldn’t have to worry,

About what others think of me.

I wish I could just sit back,

And confidently “sip my tea”.

I wish that I could make people smile,

As I walk past them everyday.

This is how everyone would love themselves,

It is better that way.

I wish I didn’t listen to them,

All of those bullies back in school.

I didn’t know that kids my age,

Were able to be so cruel.

I wish my brain had a map,

To tell my heart where to go.

This way I wouldn’t make mistakes,

And make myself feel so low.

I wish that I had said goodbye,

Before my grandfather passed on.

These are the things that keeps me up,

Until I see the dawn.

I wish that I could go back,

And learn why people hated me.

It won’t change who I am,

But it might have changed who I wanted to be.

I wish that I had kept in touch

With everyone that I left behind.

I wish that I had remembered them,

And hadn’t been so blind.

I wish that the entire world

Would stop resorting to war.

It seems like in society today,

World peace is just folklore.

I wish that the world outside,

Wasn’t so money grubbing and corrupt.

I wish people listened to me,

And didn’t interrupt.

I wish I didn’t wish so much,

I wish I didn’t care.

I wish I could be smarter,

I kind of wish I didn’t swear.

I wish, I wish, I wish, I wish,

It seems to be all I do.

But it didn’t hit me until recently,

That this is what makes you, you.

What I wish and what you wish,

They are different by far.

Whether people consider you normal,

Or consider you bizarre.

I wouldn’t wish “wishing”,

On anyone in the world.

Life is meant to be lived,

While you take life with all it’s whorls.

“Wishing” is definately something,

That has been proven to hold you back.

Just as regretting things in life,

Has been proven to make you crack

Under the pressure to be better

than what you are now.

Under pressure to be someone

Who reaps what they sow.

Don’t “wish” to do things,

And then let it slip away.

Do it, and enjoy it,

This way you can say,

“I am happy in my decision”,

“I am happy that I went”.

“I am happy that I did that”,

“I am just so content”.

Happiness is a virtue,

Wishing should be a sin.

Living life to the fullest,

Could make your head spin,

But it is what you need,

And what we live for.

Let go of your wishes and regrets,

And let yourself soar.

I wish for you to understand,

That life is just a gift.

I wish for you to realize,

That death is quick and swift.

It comes without warning,

It comes as a surprise.

It comes with many regrets,

and many tears in your eyes.

I wish that you didn't experience,

The pain of losing them.

I wish you didn't regret,

Cause you life is a precious gem.

I wish you didn't cry as much,

I wish you didn't feel pain.

I wish you wouldn't hate yourself,

and love yourself again.

I wish you would respect me,

As I also respect you.

I wish you could be happy,

With you just being you.

I wish that you could understand,

The things that are in store.

Because happiness and love,

and what we live for.

Regrets are ugly little things,

They hardly can compare.

But they are somethings,

That everyone in the world can share.

Live life to the fullest,

Don’t ever slow down.

Put your happiness before all else,

And you will wear the crown.

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