I COULD'VE
I could've stayed in that apartment.
I could've watched it fall.
Falling all around me...
I could've tried to hold it up...
I could've watched it burn.
Burn down before my eyes...
But I closed them.
I closed them tight,
and kept them shut.
I could've been a violinist.
I could've listened to my instructor
when she said I had a gift.
I could've held that violin
like I'm holding my last breath.
My last precious moment...
I could've been a guitarist.
I could've practiced
gotten lessons.
Played at birthday parties
and at bars.
I could've been a singer.
I could've recorded a demo.
I could've gotten a record deal
and been played on the radio,
on stage...
I could've been an actress.
I could've been the new Marilyn Monroe,
or Queen Elizabeth,
a pirate,
a secret agent.
I could've been a star.
On stage,
the television
and the big screen...
I could've been a model.
Walking down the runway...
again.
I could've been skinny.
I could've been loved...
for my body.
I could've been photo shopped into beauty.
I could've been a forensic scientist.
Collected data
solved crimes
learned about another life...
I could've been a teacher
a role model
a sister
a mother
an aunt.
I could've been president
or governor
I could've been a wife.
I could've been a pastor
a leader..
Lived a strifeless life.
I could've held my son or daughters hand.
I could've pulled each loved one close.
I could've gotten married.
Given away old clothes to charity.
I could've made a difference.
I could've brought change.
I could've been somebody...
I could've been remembered...
