Knowledge

If Only I'd Known...

Good morning, it’s hotter than the sun in Somerset today. The birds are silent, the dog is panting, and I am putting off all the physical jobs on my to-do list, hence this post.

This is my first attempt at writing poetry. I didn’t actually know that I could or that I wanted to. However, it’s here now and keeping it stored in my laptop is the equivalent of keeping it stored in my head, so I’m setting it free. Fly my lovely x

Knowledge, If only I’d known…

Would it have changed the words I'd spoken?

Would it have changed the paths I’d taken?

Would it have made my thoughts much deeper?

Would it have made my days shine brighter?

Would ambitions have been more reaching?

Would outcomes have seemed far clearer?

Would actions have been less guarded?

Would restrictions have been far fewer?

Would connections have evolved more intently?

Would love have been given more freely?

Would my emotional cup have been richer?

Would loneliness have been made easier?

Would knowledge have restricted living?

Would knowledge have impeded growing?

Would experiences have been more limiting?

Would opportunities have been less flowing?

Would enjoyment have been more fleeting?

Would thoughts have grown ever darker?

Would laughter have appeared less often?

Would shadows have remained my companion?

Would the world have been much smaller?

Would the end be so much nearer?

Would each day feel like a torture?

Would life no longer matter?