Poem: 'What If I Had Hustled???' by Eric Forsberg

What If I Had Hustled???

Eric Forsberg

What if I had Hustled -

When that Mid-Term at my college – only needed work

What if I had hustled -

When that On-Time bus – heading to my final interview - had just waited for me NOT TO RUN

What if I had hustled -

When those lines for my big audition seemed too hard to learn

What is I had hustled -

When Harvard loved my essay, and wanted me to do another

What if I had hustled –

When my soon to be Ex-Wife begged me to get a job beneath my dreams

What if I had hustled –

When my painting won a prize - and I almost got a show

What if I had hustled –

When my daughter didn’t hate me for a minute – and asked me not to drink

What if I had hustled –

When my dad just died – and eBay loved his clothes

What if I had hustled –

When my teeth were thinning – and I needed to brush them more

What if I had hustled –

When my “Provisional Patent” required another ridiculous step

What if I had hustled –

When my medical insurance demanded more official proof of poverty

What if I had Hustled –

When my cardiologist told me to exercise and lose weight

What if I had Hustled –

When - for a moment – I thought I could change it all

What if I had hustled –

When - I KNEW WHAT I NEEDED TO DO

If Only

If Only

If Oo

If

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Oh Well

At Least I Was My Own Man

The man I was meant To Be

But………………….

If Only………

If Only….

If Only..

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