"If"

If I ever get the chance to be,
What I once was but could not see,
As well off as I had been,
With my talent, and my friends,
Always willing to lend an ear,
To those in need to shed a tear,
To listen to or just to hear,
A sad, sad story,
Of loves lost and life's despair,
There was no charge no cost,
I was there for those who were lost,
But time has past and I've grown up,
My friends are gone and life's passed up,
My talent is useless now,
And there's know one to cheer up,
I know it is past and I need to move on,
But I cannot take that step,
I know not which way to go,
I am afraid and there is no one who can help,
But if I could only go back!
IF.........................................!


Author: Keith Ball