If I had Stayed

I left and wondered if I should have stayed

For years to come, had I the right choice made

At this stage of my life, where would I be

If wanderlust had not bitten me..

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If I had stayed, there would have been greater stability

But I would not have had the ability

To go far from my zone of comfort

To get back on my feet when I was hurt

Perhaps more comfortable I would have been

But stagnation instead of stability I might have seen

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I left, and came face to face

With the whole world, I learnt to embrace

Different cultures, values and different points of view

If I had stayed, I would have had opportunities rather few

To broaden my horizons, this seems to be

The greatest benefit of leaving my country

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Intellectually it was a good move, I guess

But when it comes to the heart, I confess

I traded adventure for loneliness

If I had stayed, it would have hurt less..