Never

That novel that I never wrote

Is something that you'll never quote;

The characters that never spoke

Rose to a dawn that never broke.

The mountains that I never scaled

Were met by legs that never failed.

The snowy peaks I never saw

Were cold enough to never thaw.

The friendships that I never made

Were full of games I never played,

And laughter that I never shared,

Pretending that I never cared.

For all the things I’ll never try,

Before the day I'll surely die,

I promise that you’ll never see

The fearless man I’ll never be.