what could have been, was.

all the possible futures
i could never allow myself to imagine,
are now dreams you've lived without me.

cold comatose with unlimited stimuli
leaves me sweaty in bed coughing, wheezing,
wishing for the doldrums of your life.

And how oft have I said, "I need wind!"
to a heart crumbling in my pale breeze,
left sidelined by ambitions for excitement?

I'm sorry you had a normal childhood, as well -
but not so much as I am that I could not see
the days I have missed standing before me:

and the path I chose, winding up mountain sides
littered with fallen rocks and the debris
of my own rowdy sacrifices to Experience

was no more or less a life
than those I walked out on:
simply this man's life.

1 thought on “what could have been, was.

  1. I really like this one. It’s sad, but feels honest even though I’m sure I don’t get the same meaning from it as you do. Moreso than honest, it feels like someone kicked me in the gut while reading it, but not really *me*, but you…the writer. Did any of that make sense?

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