ALS NaPoWriMo 2025 Day 15 Prompt:
“In the end, we only regret the chances we didn’t take, the relationships we were afraid to have, and the decisions we waited too long to make.”–Lewis Carroll
Poem: Have No Regrets
In the end, we only regret the chances we didn’t take,
The chances that fear of judgment or sense of lack made us refrain.
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We regret the relationships we were afraid to have,
When courage eluded us; we weren’t ready for a fall.
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We regret the decisions we waited too long to make,
Overthinking and over-analysis paralysed the game.
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We regret being where we are and the choices we have made,
When the present is unacceptable, the dream of the future weighs.
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But regret induces guilt, resistance and shame,
You did the best you could; that moment didn’t seal your fate.
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When the right moment arrives, courage finds its way,
Sometimes the wait is warranted, for us to be fully awake.
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Relations that couldn’t prosper, or decisions that couldn’t be made,
Could it not be the way of life to offer an upgrade?
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Why resent your past, or devalue what you’ve achieved,
In anticipation of how impeccable your life could have been?
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Everything happens for a reason, at the right time and place,
You are exactly where the Universe planned you to be!
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No regrets you should have of the deeds you could have done,
Appreciate what you have, and all that you’ve been blessed!
©Vandana Bhasin
15.05.2025