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Darlena ThePoet

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Could Have, Would Have, Should Have

As I was going to the market
I saw a child with bare feet
I could have given him some shoes
Why was he walking in the street?

There was an old lady standing on the corner
She didn’t have a dime
I would have offered her some money
But I didn’t have much time

Another woman was being robbed
Why was she alone?
I should have called the cops
But I had TIK TOK my phone

I was at the market in line with my items
A little girl couldn’t pay for her hash
I could have given her a few bucks
But I work too hard for my cash!

I didn’t want to give at the mission
And they had the nerve to ask me “why”
I would have given them some money
But there’s so much that I want to buy

I should have prayed for my friends
And whoever else that I did see
But while I’d be praying for them
Who would be praying for me?

I noticed in a parking lot
That a woman’s car wouldn’t start
I could have given her a jump
But I didn’t have the heart

I saw a child being chased
By a big old dog in the park
I should have done something to help
But it was getting kind of dark

When I was driving home
My car ran out of gas
Many could have come to my rescue
But they kept on driving past

I decided to walk to the station
It was very cold that day
Maybe someone would give me a hand
Somewhere along the way

There were many who could help
I could see it in their eye
But no one would stop
They just kept on driving by

I died out there that night
I wasn’t wearing warm clothes
And it was so cold
That my whole body froze

I wonder if I would have helped others
If I would’ve had the same fate
I could have, should have, would have
But now it is too late.

By Darlena X, Darlena ThePoet

Darlena ThePoet

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