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Wishes & Regrets
by
Tom Tannehill
They say 'seize the moment,' but that’s easier said then done.
We’ve got a set of brakes that drag when we begin to over-run.
We fret ‘bout what might happen if we decide to take the leap
And that 'moment' turns disastrous and what we sow don’t reap.
So we’re bound in our inactions to stay with safe, sure bets
For fear that we might lose an inch our dreams remain unmet.
This fear to act upon ideas, it creeps up gradually
And that itch to take a chance is replaced by negativity
That thwarts originality and fertilizes doubt
‘til we’re back to status quo, and we’ve thrown new ideas out.
And that to me’s the difference between those who talk and do,
who climb their own Mt Everests while the other’s only view
is the backs of those achievers who make their dreams come true.
While talker’s only talk the talk, the doers get what’s due.
I’ve heard it said that success comes to only lucky ones
But I think the folks who say that are those with dreams undone.
I’m more inclined to believe the guy who suggested that success
needs a bit of luck, but a lot of sweat, and to me that makes more sense.
Far be it that I advise since I’ve got that very same fear
I tend to take the safer path when it comes to my own future.
Those many dreams I’ve frittered 'way for fear of failure’s threats
Leave me to muse wistfully ‘bout my own wishes and regrets.
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