HAD I BUT
Had I but listened
Had I but heeded
Had I but followed
Had I but caved.
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Warnings to me shouted
Advice to me offered
Suggestions to me made
Wisdom to me raved.
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Teeth might be unglistened
Help might be unneeded
Hope might be unhollowed
Troubles might be saved.
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Forces would be unrouted
Weapons would be unproffered
Penalties would be unpaid
The road would be paved.
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But who listens?
Who heeds?
Who follows?
Who caves?
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Learning grows
Experience tells
The journey shows
Our pathway from Hell.
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