time flows by
relentlessly like a river
you cannot reclaim those lost hours
but only move forward
with hope for the future
I could have learned to sing
or love
or laugh
or live
if only I'd known
we couldn't get those seconds back
but instead I tossed out all those days
collecting those
STUPID POKEMON CARDS!
Florence P. Wordsmith
http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-life-i-could-have-lived/