Had I Not Poem by Alem Hailu Gabre Kristos

Had I Not



Had I not relished
What I had long cherished
Had I not tasted
And grew out of
What success has in store
Going past its door,
I would have
squandered my life
With a carcinogenic self pity
For failing to cross floor.

Alem Hailu Gabre Kristos
Monday, January 25, 2016
Topic(s) of this poem: failure,success
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It is when we miss something we feel it is great.If we get it soon we outlive it.
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Alem Hailu G/kristos 22 March 2016

Thank you for getting the gist and appreciating the poem!

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Alem Hailu G/kristos 22 March 2016

Thank you for getting the gist!

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Anil Kumar Panda 21 March 2016

Very nice! ! Thanks for sharing.

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