I Wish I Could

Never before had I thought,
In the war of words I shall be caught,
And my life would face a love drought, 
Just because one day I couldn’t speak out.

The days of misery and guilt would have ended then & there,
Life in the present would have seemed much fair,
Only if I could have opened my heart out,
And confessed my love for her with a shout.

But the societal ties and moral values,
Would have asked me to pay the dues,
For confessing love at the cost of betrayal,
And for choosing a path against the love manual.

So, here I am regretting each day of my life,
For the love of a girl who could have been my wife,
Guess that’s what you call the beauty of fate,
It’s always better to speak out before it’s too late!!
Copyright © | Year Posted 2017


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Date: 4/26/2018 12:52:00 AM
"It’s always better to speak out before it’s too late!!" yuppers!!! Nicely written!
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Sushmita Kalashikar
Date: 4/26/2018 1:10:00 AM
Thanks for the appreciation Ashok :)
Date: 4/19/2018 11:19:00 PM
Congrats on your win, Sushmita.
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Sushmita Kalashikar
Date: 4/19/2018 11:31:00 PM
Thanks a lot :)
Date: 1/25/2018 4:44:00 PM
Sushmita, a very poignant poem beautifully expressing regret and lost love. Belated congrats for your win. Warmest wishes ~Susan
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Sushmita Kalashikar
Date: 1/29/2018 5:05:00 AM
Hey Susan, Thanks a lot for the appreciation and warm wishes :)
Date: 1/24/2018 2:16:00 PM
A lovely poem...so well written and meaningful!
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Sushmita Kalashikar
Date: 1/24/2018 7:41:00 PM
Thank you Vijay. Happy to know that you liked it :)
Date: 1/20/2018 3:37:00 AM
Congratulations and best wishes for your win, Sushmita - I hope your holidays were great! :-)
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Sushmita Kalashikar
Date: 1/22/2018 12:19:00 AM
Thanks Gregory! Hope you continue to enjoy reading my write-ups.
Date: 1/18/2018 9:42:00 PM
beautiful wording. I can relate so much with the line, " so, here I am regretting each day of my life" well maybe the mistakes I made. thank you for this beautiful poem.
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Sushmita Kalashikar
Date: 1/18/2018 11:36:00 PM
Thanks Shawna. Good to know you could connect with the poem :)
Date: 1/18/2018 5:47:00 PM
So sorry the love of your girl did not work out. Have a nice evening my friend.
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Date: 1/18/2018 1:18:00 AM
Congratulations, Sushmita on your win. It's so true ....It’s always better to speak out before it’s too late!
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Date: 1/17/2018 12:45:00 PM
Oh... I so..agree.A great poem. Have a nice day my friend.
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Sushmita Kalashikar
Date: 1/17/2018 11:34:00 PM
Thanks for the comment Darlene :)
Date: 1/14/2018 10:52:00 AM
Great advice! Congrats on a fine win.
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Sushmita Kalashikar
Date: 1/14/2018 11:34:00 PM
Thanks a lot Richard!!
Date: 1/13/2018 10:33:00 PM
Nicely done Sushmita, enjoyed reading. Congratulations on your win hugs Eve
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Date: 1/14/2018 11:35:00 PM
Thanks Eve. Happy to know that you enjoyed the poem :)
Date: 1/13/2018 10:29:00 PM
Congratulations, Sushmita on your great win.
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Date: 1/14/2018 11:37:00 PM
Thanks Subimal!!
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