What Could Have Been

Myriah Barringer

The wind whispered to me,
inviting me away,
but I declined the offer,
and chose instead to stay away.

Where it went, I don't know.
Sometimes I wonder—
Should I have urged myself to go?
I guess only the wind will ever know.

September Mountain Sunset 2020 (Watercolor): Bob Kao


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