Better Use of Yesterdays

Posted by Shari Smothers

Nov 1

All my second guesses
‘if only’ and ‘I should have’
standing me still.
Spent minutes
never recoverable.

A different way
I choose today
through as many tomorrows
as I can sustain.

Live forward,
less the burden
of past wrong turns,
armed with mines mapped,
outlining
the better course I can travel.

Day 1 Prompt: Write a “closing the door” or “turning the page” poem. 2010 November PAD Chapbook Challenge.

Filed under: PAD Challenge 2010 | Tagged as: Day 1, learning from my past, novpad 2010, poem, prompted

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Shari,
I love this. The ending is superb.
Pamela
btw could you help me with setting a live link, I have tried and can’t seem to do it. argh!
http://slstellingstories.com Shari Smothers

Hi Pamela. As always, your words are much appreciated.

I’d love to help you with the live link thing. Send me an email and I’ll write it out.
Shari

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