Aly Bahr Poet Free verse

No Regrets?

I wish my brother
The best of us in a damaged family
Hadn't died
He was my best friend through the years
He kept me level headed and laughing at life

I wish I hadn't gone fishing that day
And missed my brother calling in
It would have been one more time 
That I had seen him 
Before he left this world

I wish I hadn't hurt
So many innocent people
In my raging youth
I can't go back and apologise
Or fix it

I wish I hadn't let my mouth
Be so loose
Hurting people with careless words
A lot of pointless pain 
Could have been avoided

I wish I had been stronger
For my children 
When they were young
I could have saved a lot of heartache
For them and for me

I wish I had told my son
That I needed him
Wanted him to come with me
Then he wouldn't have believed
The vicious lies

I wish I could be 
The grandma I'd aimed to be
And longed to be
Due to inability to move much
That got lost

I wish I hadn't been so careless
With caring for my body
Through the years
A little bit of caution
And I wouldn't now be crippled

I wish I could 
Have my physical health back
But that is no longer an option
Only a miracle
Can change it all

I wish I could find
My old sense of humour
But it's buried too deep
In the physical
And emotional pain

I wish there was a way
To let my mate know
How much I truly love and appreciate him
But no words or gifts 
Will ever suffice

I wish there was a way
To stop spiralling down
A little more each day
I don't know how to fight it
Anymore

I wish my time to go
Was here and now
My spirit longs to be freed
But the time
is not mine to choose

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the barefoot bard February 8, 2026 at 11:30 PM the barefoot bard February 8, 2026 at 11:32 PM Hi Ali Thank you for sharing and allowing me to know who your are, I have compassion for you past sadness Well written Best Wishes Douglas

Joe Maverick June 23, 2024 at 10:53 PM Right Aly..' You outline a lot that I can emphasise With there is a lot of (ground i know of in this) However may the Lord of existence touch you.' May he help you..And heal you.' May all goodness surround you in Jesus name Amen.' Aly Bahr January 21, 2026 at 2:24 AM Since writing that Joe, I have been healing, thanks to the miracle of a little patch that is making my own body able to heal itself. Bless you for your words

Unseeking Seeker February 24, 2024 at 9:26 PM A truly powerful write Aly. Just as we forgive others, we must forgive ourself that by loving ourself unconditionally, we may love others too, accepting all as they are and life as it is, feeling interconnected with the universe, dissolving imagined boundaries, until feeling of separation from source ceases. Then as spirit indwelling form, growing in love and wisdom, we all rise together as one soul group. Aly Bahr February 24, 2024 at 9:51 PM Thank you so much Unseeking Seeker" [what a beautiful, powerful and meaningful name...it speaks volumes to me!] It is in seeing and facing our own faults that we can love and forgive others for being themselves. We are all faulty, but we are all beautiful in spite of/due to our cracks. "that's how the light gets in" to quote Leonard Cohen