Almost

“The saddest word

in the whole wide world

is the word almost.

He was almost in love.

She was almost good for him.

He almost stopped her.

She almost waited.

He almost lived.

They almost made it.”

                             Nikita Gill

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It feels, some days, as if all those things

for which I have reached

have slipped through my clumsy

fingers

eluding my grasp as surely as a snowflake

my dreams a visions of self

as a minister,

executive

parent, spouse

lover

hell

as a person!

have gone, far too often

slip sliding away

not quite lived out

almost love

almost kindness

almost integrity

almost honesty

almost effectiveness

but then again

I tried