I could’ve been a contender; <br />I could‘ve been a conqueror, <br />Instead of a bum, which is what I am. <br /> <br />I could’ve been a participant; <br />I could’ve been a successor, <br />Instead of a crumb, which is what I am. <br /> <br />I could’ve declared my love; <br />I could’ve been her fevourite, <br />Instead of dumb, which is what I am. <br /> <br />Let me be what I am now <br />As no regrets would make me good, <br />Instead regrets may damage me. <br /> <br />What I would’ve been weigh me <br />More than what I had been. <br />21.07.2008<br /><br />Rm.Shanmugam Chettiar.<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/what-i-would-ve-been/
