Could Have- by Susan Thomas

If I had gone with that girl
to the railroad tracks
I could have been an addict
If I had let the knife slide
across my fragile skin
I could have died
If I had gone to tryouts
and done a cartwheel
I could have been a cheerleader
If I had stood up for myself
and quit that lousy job sooner
I could have been working on my master's
not a bachelor's
If I had gone home
with that guy
I could have been slut
I could have been a lot of things
I could have done a lot of things
but I made my choices
and am what I am
and have done what I have done