I Could Have Been...

(In loving memory of all those who have taken their life or had their life
taken. Because of hate, ignorance and bigotry… They are gone yet will
live forever in the hearts of those left behind. The living remainder will not forget and shall always fight. The evil's and injustice's that took the departed from here.)

I Could Have Been…


I could have been a poet,
Let my words express emotion,
The written word my gift,
I would have shown it devotion.

I could have been a soldier,
A protector of rights,
They didn’t afford them to me,
Yet I would still stand and fight.

I could have been a counselor,
Helped one person at a time,
Getting them through darkness,
To a sound and safe mind,

I could have been a professor,
An educator to the world,
Spend years taking in wisdom,
Just to share all my pearls.

I could have been an actor,
Up on that silver screen,
Making them laugh and cry,
Portraying all their dreams.

I could have been a scientist,
Done some good for this place,
Maybe found a cure for cancer,
Watch it vanish with no trace.

I could have been a President,
Ushering in a brand new era,
One of equality and justice,
Cure for bigotries terror.

I could have been a police officer,
Impartial without own agenda,
A protector of the weak,
Their salvation and defender.

I could have been a firefighter,
A hero of selfless acts,
I’d have given my life for them,
Simply a matter of  fact.

I could have been a spiritualist,
Helping the lost find their way,
Teaching love and life,
To appreciate everyday.

I could have been anything,
But now they'll never know,
My uniqueness and potential,
I shall never get to show.

I could have been amazing,
But now my light is snuffed,
Taken from this earth,
To the heaven’s up above.

I could have been an angel,
Walking on this earth,
They gave me pain and anguish,
Now I am an angel in rebirth.

Written by Gabrielle Langmoore - Oct 2010
Copyright held by Gabrielle Langmoore 2010