Do Things Differently

Reilley on Nov 6, 2008

Tags: actions, behavior, chance, choices, difference, Life

If I only had the chance.

Would that I could do things differently
I would crash and lumber more
Being unafraid of hurting myself
And more careful of hurting others.

I would take more things apart
So that I could find new ways
To put them back together
And if I could not make them work
I would make them do something else entirely.

I will relax a lot more, sleep later, clean less.
I would spend the time that I saved
In better fashion, by watching clouds,
Or tickling children, or making love.

I will take more, give less.
Take more trips, more chances
More risks and I’ll take a lot more time.
I will give less weight to opinion
Give less credence to conjecture
And give less concern for calories.

No doubt I will make more mistakes,
But I will likely make more friends
And they will enjoy my company
Because I will be barefoot, tipsy,
Cheerful and sillier than I am today.

I would scratch what itches, burp when I need to
And kiss everyone who is wiling.
I would do things that scare me
Just because I can.

And I would not simply write poems
I would practice what I preach,
I would do the things I…

…excuse me, I have to go.

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Debra. on Nov 6, 2008
We all have regrets and some of us learn from our mistakes. A very inspiring message! Thank-you for sharing.
Mary Contrary on Nov 6, 2008
Loved it, Loved it, Loved it!! Especially the ending! Kudos!
GullyDog on Dec 4, 2008
Hah!, killer ending, man.
Joie Schmidt on Dec 6, 2008
Nice poem! I always tell myself – Live genuinely and to the fullest you will never have any regrets!

Blessings.

Sincerely,

-Liane Schmidt.
Cynthia Bartlett on Jul 18, 2009
I have to disagree. Being tipsy is not a good thing, and if one has to indulge in questionable habits or behaviors in order to obtain friends then they are not friends worth having.Real friends accept you for who you are. “A friend is someone who knows all about you and likes you anyway” cynthia bartlett.

Be yourself.
Be true only to yourself.
They will either accept you or not.
In my case, people either like me or they don’t, but at least they know and comprehend why they do or do not.

Sure, I get lonely at times, but I also know that those who are around me are there because they wish to be.
Reilley on Jul 18, 2009
Allow me to clarify. I am NOT suggesting that I need to be tipsy in order to win friends, but simply that I will be more free wheeeling, more spontaneous, more at ease in my own skin, and I used that word since being tipsy is not something I normally allow myself to be.
brian miller on Apr 10, 2012
the good thing is that you can change and do things differently starting right now if you want…
Leah JamieLynn on Apr 10, 2012
This poem was awesome and motivational. as i read I wanted to do the same things for myself, this line touched me most:
Being unafraid of hurting myself
And more careful of hurting others.

I feel that when it comes to falling in love. great source of thought for me.
Leah JamieLynn on Apr 10, 2012
This poem was awesome and motivational. as i read I wanted to do the same things for myself this was a great source of thought for me.
Gay on Apr 12, 2012
I think I lived this life…sort of.

This was a clever, fun and engaging poem Chris and you made all of it seem so appealing. Spontaneity is better than over thinking probably! Love reading your work!

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