If

If I was you
And, you were me
Would you and I
Any happier be.
That is something
We will never know

Nobody can change
What is,
So you will stay you,
And I'll remain me
We will have to accept that,
Graciously.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2023

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Turner Avatar
May 26, 2023 at 7:11 AM
I could have swore I left a comment on your POTD Shirley. I guess I forgot to hit submit. Belated congratulations on your POTD. sweet Shirley:)
Allison Avatar
May 25, 2023 at 11:30 PM
wise thoughts indeed Shirley, thanks for sharing and many congrats on POTD:-) hugs jan xx
Nicole Avatar
May 25, 2023 at 2:27 PM
Always be true to who you are, and happiness will reside in your heart. We're all different, and that's perfectly okay. Congratulations Shirley, on Poem of the Day. Many wonderful blessings to you. :) Hugs, Brandy
Meadows Avatar
May 25, 2023 at 2:15 PM
Congratulations on your POTD. Well done.
Andresen Avatar
May 25, 2023 at 12:17 PM
- Congratulations on your p.o.t.d. ,Shirley :) -
Narain Avatar
May 25, 2023 at 10:50 AM
A realistic thought, worthy of acclamation. POTS is just the start.
De Beaulieu Avatar
May 25, 2023 at 10:23 AM
Hello Shirley , Well said. Congratulations on your POTD. Hugs./Darlene/
Rodrigues Avatar
May 25, 2023 at 9:41 AM
Congratulations on POTD!
Doll Avatar
May 25, 2023 at 9:05 AM
Shirley, great poem., Can you imagine how boring it would be if everyone were the same. Congratulations on POTD~ Warren
Nicole Avatar
May 25, 2023 at 2:24 PM
I completely agree, Warren. :) So beautifully expressed.
Baker Avatar
May 25, 2023 at 8:35 AM
Congratulation to you, Shirley! ... or to me as you. :-) Have a great day! Bill
Wolf Avatar
May 25, 2023 at 7:27 AM
HOW about that?! POTD! Well-deserved, I say... Congrats, Gershon (aka I am I am I not)
Seeker Avatar
May 25, 2023 at 7:17 AM
An interesting line of contemplation ~ warmest congratulations on POTD, Shirley
Sands Avatar
May 25, 2023 at 6:29 AM
Congratulations for POTD :)
Ray Choudhury Avatar
May 25, 2023 at 6:17 AM
WOW, Shirley! Your poem took my breath away! Simply stunning! Congratulations on POTD! BW~ Mala
Y. Avatar
May 25, 2023 at 4:55 AM
WoW!Shirley, What a good message in your well written poem. Your last stanza sums it all up perfectly. Excellent job. Congratulations on getting the poem of the day. It was well deserved. Have a great day;-) Alexis
Kitchin Avatar
May 25, 2023 at 4:15 AM
Shirley, congratulations on POTD!
Alex Avatar
May 25, 2023 at 3:40 AM
W have to accept the fact graciously. Beautifully done. Congratulations!
M  Avatar
May 25, 2023 at 2:19 AM
Congratulations on POTD my lovely friend Shirley…. I am so happy to see your wonderful poem up there! Well done…..and stay as you are….You!! Debxx
Romios Avatar
May 25, 2023 at 1:23 AM
We might ask..what if things are not wrong? But we are all make wrong machines…. Congratulations, Shirley . This is a great day, I have had mentors I listened to, that had Inot, I might be dead. I have one in the UK, a great author with utmost humility. That humility is what I need. I have been blessed to make impressions on others , that indeed changed their life. And others on me. God bless them Pangie.
Wolf Avatar
May 24, 2023 at 9:17 PM
BYOOOOOTIFUL. Really. This is a big FAVE for me. You have completely outdone a similar (in idea) 'poem' that I read from the end of the 18th century. (Translated from Yiddish): 'if i am i and you are you then i am really i and you are really you but if you are I and i am you then i am not really i and you are not really you.' (No punctuation was used by the poet). ~ Gershon
Buhagiar Avatar
May 24, 2023 at 2:23 AM
Millions of people on this earth and somehow all are different. A lively poem.
Rodrigues Avatar
May 23, 2023 at 6:25 PM
I think not, and those that think so are not so right…just say’n!
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