For as long as I remember
I wish has been part of the
Vocabulary shaping me
Shaking me time and again.
I wish I were cuter
Smarter, funnier
I wish I were shorter,
Sported a prettier smile.
I wish I were less awkward
Around members of the
Opposite sex and sales
Clerks in upscale stores.
I wish I’d been a more
Patient mother, less
Cranky, more careful and
Aware of the special times.
I wish I’d been a better
Daughter, sister, wife
Less selfish, open to the
Needs of others.
I wish I’d paid attention
All those times some
Everyday miracle occurred
Right here, right now.
From now on
I wish is
I will and
I am and will be.
Praying for Eyebrowz 
Nicely said. I too have wasted far too much precious time wishing instead of doing. Good luck being and not wishing.
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As my friend Janie says, its part of our programming as women to feel “less than”.
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As women we’re programmed for regrets because the world expects us to be all things to all people. Freedom comes with self realization. We did the best we could with where we were in our lives, and it was good. Not just good enough, it was good.
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It helps to know that all of have those feelings.
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I’m a sentimentalist and a scoundrel, and you could have cropped that picture of Liz a bit more south of the border, and while this might not be my turf, I thought it a swell poem.
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A sentimental scoundrel. Sounds like a song to me.
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