By Vidya Hariharan
Yesterday I saw a fool
Give up her love
for she lacked the courage
to stand up and fight
for all that she deserved.
Yesterday this fool stood by
And let the world
Rob her of joy,
Helpless and hopeless
She made her own bed
Of guilt, shame and regret.
Yesterday she failed to care
Enough to move ahead
In life, whiled away her time
In pointless pastimes.
Yesterday she hid again,
From challenges and promises.
Afraid to seize and wrest
Opportunities life presented.
Today it is too late,
All the yesterdays have passed,
Tomorrow may or may not,
Give her another chance.
As she lies there, staring
Sightlessly at the transparent
Tube, snaking from her arm,
The regrets come crowding in
And ask, “Why didn’t you live life?”
Vidya Hariharan is an avid reader and traveller. Her poems and prose narratives can be found in Setu, Contemporary Haibun Online, Under the Basho, Glomag, Poetry Super Highway, Poem Hunter and Pan haiku review.
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