Regret

A promise I was asked

And a promise I did make

It changed things a lot

And many decisions I was to take

Would I make the same promise?

Or will I refrain?

Will I do it the same and just the same

Do it all, All over again?

The struggles I do accept

And the pain I do agree

Its the price I paid

For my soul to breathe free

If love is the cost of freedom

Then so it shall be

No one shall rob it, Nor shall one protect

My freedom was my own

And mine alone to defend

Would I make the same choice?

Or will I refrain?

Will I do it the same and just the same

Do it all, All over again?

There were mistakes, there had to be

Success was sweet

But it was failure that taught

That the ones to forge a character

Are the falls not caught

I trusted and was betrayed

It led me to conflict - led me to strife

I loved and was burnt

It unknowingly shaped - the contours of my life

Would I make the same choice?

Or will I refrain?

Will I do it the same and just the same

Do it all, All over again?

I think I will, for it was worth it

For one smile of her eyes Or one kiss of her lips

I would happily take eternal agony

For a touch of her hair on my fingertips

I think I will, for it was worth it

For a fair lady once asked of a little boy

Promise me will you, That you will

"Listen to what your heart says

And have the courage to follow it"

And I had promised

"Yes, my lady - I will"

- Sanket