When I Was Young
I graduated at age seventeen
and all I wanted was to find a man.
I had no plan; I think I was so green
when from my pleasant little town I ran.
I ran to college in the west. Career
and marriage I would find; two kids I’d raise.
If I had stayed, who would I have called dear,
and how instead would I have spent my days?
Well, now I’m far from home. I rarely see
my relatives. I can’t even retire
although I’m old now, so why did I flee
the state I loved, and would I have flown higher?
Would I have had the same job anyway
if I had stayed for college in my state?
Would I not have to work? I cannot say.
Would life with other kids and spouse be great?
My life has not been easy, but it’s had
good moments which I’m very grateful for.
I miss my family . . . I’d have been glad
if I had stayed at least to see them more.
Oct. 31, 2022
for I Chose To Run, But Had I Stayed, Things Would Have Been Like Poetry Contest
Sponsor: Anoucheka Gangabissoon
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