If Only I’d Been
November 12th, 2009
born to rich parents;
I could sit to write
just dream up stuff
without worrying about bills and payments
born a genius;
I could already
have amassed a fortune
to retire and write about how I did it
disciplined from the start;
I’d be where I want
in life and in love
happy, content and free to write with abandon.
If I’d been free to
do whatever I want
without worry
I’d remove all obstacles so I could work at writing.
©2009 Shari Lynne Smothers
Prompt: Write a poem title using “If only (BLANK)”; then write the poem. This is my poem for Day 12 of the 2009 PAD November Chapbook Challenge.
