What If Are Words Poem by Francis Duggan

What if are words you hear some people say
Of hopes that they had that for them did not turn out that way
The regrets of what might have been the decades do span
For many a woman and many a man
Though you may feel that success in life is your due
Not all things you hope for yourself will come true
And what if are the words that come into play
When for you it has been a very bad day
Of life you have many sad stories to tell
And nothing is perfect and all is not always well
The baby to walk has to learn to crawl
And on life's journey our hopes often do take a fall
And what if are words that often come into play
When what we had hoped for did not turn out that way.