It's Over

I believe that, in that moment we had a choice. 

A choice that would determine the rest of our relationship.

And I believe that if we had just been brave;

Confessed what was in our hearts and minds 

Then our relationship would have gone one way.

It would have involved us, together, 

Even if only for a brief time,

Just seeing what happened. 

But we didn't. 

We chose to dodge questions and hide behind half truths.

And as a result of that we went in the other direction.

The direction in which 

Because neither of us were willing to take a risk,

Our relationship ran it's course oh so quickly

And eventually...

Eventually faded into nothing.

Author's Note

For all of you that have ever made the wrong choice. I just hope that you have a chance to either right it, or if not, learn from it and make the right one the next time around.

Reviews

[HippieSoulPunx]

Dwelling on these things can really hurt, and cause a lot of confusion or sadness or a sense of longing. It's hard when something can't be fixed, but you're sure there was a better option that neither of you took. Great poem, definitely one that many, many people will find it easy to relate to.

[M.E.Lyle]

Ah the question of...WHAT IF. I've been down that road and those memories haunt me even today.
I've read a lot of stuff from people who write about love lost, anger, hurt feelings, and so forth, but this is different. Your writing seems more polished than simply a rant about who knows what.