Wishes

I wish we could go back
To that simple life we knew
When we first met
When my world was spinning only for you
When all I ever wanted was you and only you

I wish we could retrace our steps
And detour the past mayhaps we won't be where we are today in this complex web we have constructed for ourselves

I wish we never lost that one gift that could have made me feel whole and complete as a woman in essence and substance

I wish we could return to those days
When sending and receiving letters from each other was a joyful moment to savor
When technology was not so much a part of our life
When we could get by so easily in the simpleness of life

But life is a process that keeps unfolding
That brings new facet in its unending flow
That keeps changing with the winds of time
It changed us, transformed us
In ways we could never defy
We have to change or we would have been swallowed and left behind

I wished for those days, for those moments to return but if I remained there I would not have discovered a facet of me I never knew existed
My mind wouldn't be opened to many things
I would not have discovered this freedom that lies in my thinking
That allows me to be who I am