Love Poem: The Past
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Written by: Oleta Howell

The Past

If I could change the past, would I stay on the same road? Or would I take a different path? 

If I could change the past, would I tell the people I love I loved them one more time? Or let 
the moment pass?

If I could change the past, would I have studied harder? Or would I still just get by?

If I could change the past, would I take for granted the life I have? Or would I live every day 
to the fullest? 

If I could change the past, would I have gone to the place where we first met? Or would I go 
another direction?

If I could change the past, would I have told you I love you? Or let the words stay in my 
heart?

If I could change the past, would I give you my heart and my love? Or would I hold it back 
and never let you know?

If I could change the past, would I give up on our life together? Or would I still holed on to it 
with all my might?

If I could change the past, would I forgive and try to forget? Or say never and turn away?

If I could change the past, would I say the words that hurt you so? Or would I hold them 
back?

If I could change the past, would I pray more? Or just take God for granted.

The past is the past, and if we could change the past what use would there be in having a 
future.