Could Have Poem by Wislawa Szymborska

Could Have

Rating: 3.4


It could have happened.
It had to happen.
It happened earlier. Later.
Nearer. Farther off.
It happened, but not to you.
You were saved because you were the first.
You were saved because you were the last.
Alone. With others.
On the right. The left.
Because it was raining. Because of the shade.
Because the day was sunny.

You were in luck -- there was a forest.
You were in luck -- there were no trees.
You were in luck -- a rake, a hook, a beam, a brake,
A jamb, a turn, a quarter-inch, an instant . . .

So you're here? Still dizzy from
another dodge, close shave, reprieve?
One hole in the net and you slipped through?
I couldn't be more shocked or
speechless.
Listen,
how your heart pounds inside me.

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
walt philbin 25 July 2022

nailed it

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pakan pakdaman 11 March 2016

I love it..🙈

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pakan pakdaman 11 March 2016

Awesome

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