Om Not This Time
Ephemeral Paths: Unveiling Life's Missed Identities
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You could have been a flower you could have been an old sea shell
You had various possibilities in life, symbolized by being a flower or an old sea shell.
You could have had a century or maybe just a moment to dwell
You could have experienced a long life (a century) or just a brief moment.
You could have been a dog-eared book with a story or a line
You could have been a well-read book with a rich story or just a single line.
You could have been anything just not this time
Your potential was vast, but for some reason, it didn't materialize this time.
Om not this time Om
Repetition of "Om not this time" signifies a meditative mantra rejecting a particular outcome.
You could have been an old oak tree in the middle of town
You had the potential to be a significant and enduring presence like an old oak tree.
You could have been a lightning bolt that brought that old tree down
You could have caused a dramatic change, like a lightning bolt destroying the tree.
You could have been a perfume seller in a garden of roses
You might have added fragrance and beauty to the world as a perfume seller in a rose garden.
But the question is what no one knows is
An unanswered question about your potential is raised.
You could have been a tinker's dam not worth a damn thing
You could have been insignificant, like a tinker's dam with no value.
You could have been a titan of industry still not worth a goddamn thing
Your potential worth, even as a successful figure in industry, may still be questioned.
You could have been a holy man on a windy mountain top
You had the potential to be a spiritual figure on a mountain but might not have attained true holiness.
You could have been a runaway train begging someone stop me please
You could have been a force to reckon with, like a runaway train, but with a plea for intervention.
Where's the realization when we redo all our fights what's the explanation
Raising questions about self-awareness and understanding in the midst of conflicts.
If the heart always leaves broken then does it ever come back alright
Questioning if a broken heart ever fully heals after repeated emotional battles.
You could have been a firefly or could have been the one I loved
You could have been a source of light or even the object of affection.
You could have risen up from the ashes or been a fallen dove
Your fate could have involved rising triumphantly or facing a downfall like a fallen dove.
You could have known about all of life and all its complications
You might have understood the complexities of life.
You could have been the dispossessed or some great king of great nation but no
You had the potential to be either an oppressed individual or a powerful ruler, but neither happened this time.
Not this time Om
Reiteration of the mantra, emphasizing the rejection of a particular outcome in meditation.
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