Second Thoughts

by Peggy Verdi

Forget the degree you didn’t earn,
Awards you never received,
Lessons you failed to learn,
The child you never conceived.

Those are past dreams,
Barely worth a glance.
Spring with sun’s warm beams,
Brings a second chance.

What matters is to breath deep,
Let the shoulders drop
Close your eyes as if to sleep
Make the chatter stop.

You cannot erase the past,
Nor change the road you chose.
The paths you made hold fast
Some doors you ought to close.

The moment speaks to you
No need to analyze
Your now is always true
Peace and joy the prize.