What If Poem by Bharati Nayak

Many must have similar thoughts but only you were able to put it in a beautiful and thought provoking poem. Thanks for the read.

A nice poetic imagination, Bharati. A very impressive and attractive surrealism indeed. A great poetic sense. You may like to read my ars poetica named as (Poetic Sense-1) Thanks

In this poem you imagine what many other have imagined: WHAT IF I could could back in time and live my life over? Would I make the same decisions and be the same person? or would other decisions make me a different person? You articulate these two opposite results very clearly. But your final answer is an honest: WHO KNOWS. So we are left with two possibilities, but only one of them has become a reality. I think you can be confident that the best of the two is the real life you a-r-e l-i-v-i-n-g! !

A different Person! ! Past life, Memories. Thanks for sharing this poem with us.

Let not the ifs unsettle your mind Just seek excellence where'er you find And all challenges, take in your stride Then happiness will be by your side Thank you Bharati

You have dealt with a profound conundrum here in this very short poem. I take it that we all exist as one but we know that not due to our default limitations. It is these limitations that make us wonder on the lines if it were like this, if it were like that etc. The best thing therefore is to accept what one is as a given and endeavour to perform at one's best.

A poet and a singer both turns time into one point realising dreams and sorrows of others and self!

Going back in time..nostalgia is perhaps the greatest sentiments we possess.What if is a good rendition of these sentiments.Wonderfully written