Looking back at life,
there was hope, joy, and beauty
but one wonders about a different road,
more spontaneous, less cowed,
with adventure and less duty
to make them proud....the ones I loved,
to see their faces shine.
I guess it's the way that was meant to be,
a straight line without a tilt,for as I look back,
my life is free of guilt.

A life free of guilt? That is sad? Nothing you regret? Nothing you regret not doing?
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Sure, everyone has a few regrets, but nothing that had anything to do honoring my parents. Author