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The Past

If I could change the past, would I stay on the same road? Or would I take a different path? 

If I could change the past, would I tell the people I love I loved them one more time? Or let 
the moment pass?

If I could change the past, would I have studied harder? Or would I still just get by?

If I could change the past, would I take for granted the life I have? Or would I live every day 
to the fullest? 

If I could change the past, would I have gone to the place where we first met? Or would I go 
another direction?

If I could change the past, would I have told you I love you? Or let the words stay in my 
heart?

If I could change the past, would I give you my heart and my love? Or would I hold it back 
and never let you know?

If I could change the past, would I give up on our life together? Or would I still holed on to it 
with all my might?

If I could change the past, would I forgive and try to forget? Or say never and turn away?

If I could change the past, would I say the words that hurt you so? Or would I hold them 
back?

If I could change the past, would I pray more? Or just take God for granted.

The past is the past, and if we could change the past what use would there be in having a 
future.

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Skat A Date: 7/3/2016 12:49:00 AM OLETA, enjoyed reading your poem, thank you for sharing your thoughts through words. *SKAT* Login to Reply

Scarlett Sepulvado Anderson Date: 7/13/2010 5:47:00 AM Maybe we can't change the past but it is part of who we are and we can sure try not to make the same mistakes from what we have learned from the past. It's called wisdom. Great write that makes the reader think. I like that a lot. Have a wonderful day! Scarlett Login to Reply

Sara Kendrick Date: 7/13/2010 5:23:00 AM Only way that we can change the past is to be able to go back with the knowledge that we have today and that is if we learned something along the way or have developed that Spiritual discernment then we would change...Great topic and great presentation..Keep up the good work..We can change our future by learning from our mistakes and go forward into the future..Sara Login to Reply