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The Trap of "If Only"

A parable encouraging us all to take a chance and never look back

By Emma MarkPublished 3 years ago 1 min read

There once was a land called “If Only”

Filled with the broken and lonely.

The “What If”s and “Should Have”s

The “Would’ve if I Could Have”s,

They might have been happy, If Only.

sad poetry

About the Creator

Emma Mark

Home for the thoughts I’m too afraid to voice out loud. Maybe someday I won’t be…

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