if not you, then who?

don't take yourself too seriously,

just experience your life gloriously. 

today, I saw you cry your heart, 

this hit me like a dart.

why do you dwell on what didn't turn to be yours?

why do you rake past to open those old sores?

why do you stare at those unopened doors?

why do you wait to sail to your happy shores?

you fail to realize, 

it's fruitless those cries,

every moment is a new chapter, 

why miss the fun and laughter?

some wins are upstarts, 

some losses are restarts,

everyone has their share, 

it isn't all funfair.

take your shots,

break open your knots,

it is all you and only you,

if not you, then who?

-AH, 08/28/2024

Reviews

[Beren]

I choose to take this completely personally. You can't make something that isn't so, sometimes loving so much or wanting so much it isn't enough. Sometimes some things just not for you. And that has nothing to do with you. You can't bloom in every season and in every soil. But you are still a perfect flower and you are beautiful where you can bloom. loved your poem, you are amazing

[A.H.]

thank you for sharing those thoughts and more. Yes that's true, well said! " You can't bloom in every season and in every soil. But you are still a perfect flower and you are beautiful where you can bloom" .. glad you liked this poem too, thank you reading and visiting..

[Michael Sun Bear]

You have some nice lines here. I particularly like: some losses are restarts and take your shots, break open your knots. A nice piece, I think the first of yours I have read. I definitely plan to explore more of your work. MSB

[A.H.]

Thank you Michael for reading this and sharing your thoughts. I enjoyed reading your poem too. I hope my other writes interests you, thank you again for this visit to my poetry work, appreciate it!

[Stella Armour]

Life isn't fair and when we are young it is so difficult to cope with feelings and loss and insecurity,

Only you can resolve these emotions and it is hard .... but tomorrow is another day to start and try again..

[A.H.]

that's true life isn't fair. only as we grow older (inching towards 40s now, not young anymore), realize that we were shielded all long when we were young. realities of life are far more graver as we encounter challenges but we live to fight another day :) Thanks so much for your insightful thoughts on this write. Appreciate it, Stella.

[Stella Armour]

You are welcome A.H.
Old age has its advantages sometimes in wisdom and experience..

Stella

[A.H.]

That's right, agree :)

[Martiya Daman]

Don't cry all time and be happy what you have. Beautiful message.

[A.H.]

So nice, glad to hear your thoughts, Martiya. Thank you for reading and leaving a review.

[Martiya Daman]

My pleasure

[Thomas W Case]

Fantastic work. So true. Powerful.

[A.H.]

Thank you Thomas.

[Fia Naturie]

This poem so resonates with me. Some losses are restarts. I go with that motto. This is a well-crafted poem. Nice.

[A.H.]

Thank you Fia for the read and the thoughtful review. I appreciate it!

[Lydia Shutter]

"every moment is a new chapter,
why miss the fun and laughter?"
This is so true. People dwell on the bad events in their lives so much that they miss enjoying the good events. Well written. Lydi**

[A.H.]

Thank you Lydia for reading and reviewing. Glad to hear your thoughts.

[Marie]

Yes, we all have our share of broken hearts, starts, ends, achievements, losses, it is a fact of life.
If something is not meant for us, it will not be ours, be it love, a job, etc. A door may close but another will open, a new beginning and hope that it will bring fulfillment. People are like a box of crayons. Some are whole, some are broken into different size pieces, but THEY ALL WORK! Broken or whole, each will colour in the artist's choice of colour. For everything we lose, we gain something new. A truly profound write, superbly inked! Thank you for sharing, Abhi...

[A.H.]

Thank you for the insightful thoughts on this write, I appreciate it. Take care, best Abhi.

[Arundass TP]

A beautiful philosophical poem. Good work

[A.H.]

Thank you for the review, dear TP.

[red93]

Really Excellent Work - 'Always look on the bright side of life.' ✨️✨️✨️✨️✨️

[A.H.]

thank you much red93 for reading and this encouraging review ..