John was too tall* He should have called his mom more than once a year He should have gone to his kid’s sports day He shouldn’t have cheated on his wife He should have gotten his haircut
Maybe then he wouldn’t have to pay his alimony check Or eat Chinese takeout everyday Or secretly steal teabags from his office
Maybe he would’ve bought her the necklace she wanted Or taken them to the zoo like he promised Maybe he would’ve graduated college And backpacked through England like he wanted
But he didn’t Because John was still to tall
When did should’ve, would’ve and couldn’t become the embodiment of futility that harbors your failures Because we all would have, but we didn’t And we all shouldn’t be stuck here, but we are