What If?
I Didn't Say That Out Loud Challenge
What if…
What if I never meet the love of my life?
What if I do, and I’m not good enough for her?
What if her smile lights a thousand seas, and I’m the rocks in between?
What if I can’t make her happy? That would be worse than never finding her.
I already know I want the best for her, and what if that’s not me? It has not been me before.
They always look happier without me.
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What if…
What if I am never meant to be happy?
Some people don’t deserve happiness, and others never find it. What if one of those is me?
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What if…
What if my friends and family know I’m not happy, and they don’t care?
What if nobody cares?
What if nobody thinks of me?
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What if…
What if I needed help and nobody came? It’s happened before.
What if I die in this apartment alone and nobody finds me? Nobody knows where I live.
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What if…
What if nobody tells me they love me? I can’t remember the last time I heard those words.
What if nobody loves me?
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What if…
What if I never succeed?
What if I never achieve any of my dreams?
What if this is all I’ll ever be?
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What if…
What if I’m alone forever?
What if I grow old and alone and never find my home?
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What if…
What if I’m right?
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Simon George
I write poetry, fiction, and non-fiction. In 2021, I published my debut book "The Truth Behind The Smile" a self-help guide for your mental health based on my personal experience with depression. Go check it out.
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"Do It Again" the track that would ultimately open the Beach Boys final album on Capitol Records which was released on February 10th 1969 had originally been released as a single in August of 1968. The track was the first of many post-Pet Sounds era throwbacks to the early Beach Boys sound which would become continually more cliched and eventually lead the Beach Boys to the level of self-parody they would eventually succumb to in the 1980s while their closest contemporaries The Beatles nearing the end of their run in 1969 would go on to be viewed as the most influential band of all time. However, the song itself is not bad on its surface, and it opens with a futuristic sounding (for 1969) drumbeat captured by then-Beach Boys engineer Stephen Desper using tape delays on the drums performed by Dennis Wilson and John Guerin. The song has been re-recorded numerous times over the years on various Beach Boys-related projects most notably the 2011 re-recording at Capitol studios featuring the five surviving Beach Boys at the time backed instrumentally by various members of both the Brian Wilson Band and Mike Loves touring "Beach Boys" to promote the then upcoming Beach Boys 50th Anniversary reunion tour in 2012. The hammering and power drill sound at the end of the song was an excerpt from a track called "Workshop" that was to be a part of the uncompleted "SMiLE" album.
By Sean Callaghan6 days ago in Beat
Comments (5)
I'm an overthinker and these what if's always haunt me, so your poem felt so relatable. I hope you're not actually feeling this way. Sending you lots of love and hugs ❤️
So many what if's in our lives. I rather regret trying, then wondering about the what if's of not, but then comes another question, what would be if I don't? Just another version of the same. You game me something to think about for a day or two.
I swear I just wrote/posted something a lot similar to this. That raw emotion of “what if I’m meant to be alone” is a painful itch that never goes away. But, I will say this: rock formations in the middle of our oceans can be a beautiful ecosystem all their own living in harmony with the ocean itself. It’s a beautiful balance between two cohabitating elements 😊
You have such a raw emotional cadence in your heart. I believe many people would be drawn to you. I really hope you find a great person to be with. You being happy would be so great! Blessings. 😊😇
And what if I'm wrong? (I know, I can't believe that came out from beneath my fingertips, either, lol.)