Mike Dailey Poet Rhyme

If's and Buts

IF’s and Buts

I started this poem way back in September
Dog-eared my journal so I could remember
I didn’t have much, just one line in rough-cut
And it all started out with “if” and “but”

If “ifs” and “buts” were candy and nuts
I’d be in a diabetic trance
For “ifs” and “buts” have driven me nuts
At each and every chance

If only I were richer
If only I was smarter
If only better looking
If only a self starter

But gambling is a habit of mine
But school was a waste of time
But I got a Mohawk when high
But I am too lazy to try

Yes, if “ifs” and “buts” were candy and nuts
I’ve sampled more than my share
No one’s fault but my own
Now just leave me alone
For if truth’s told, I really don’t care

Mdailey	3/8/12

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Ilene Bauer March 8, 2012 at 5:56 PM i love the beginning (i, too, have sometimes jotted down one line to finish at a later date) and the way you carried it through to the end. nice one!