If Only...

I listened
But I did not hear
I didn't want to hear
What they had to tell me
They are wrong I thought
They don't understand
They are from a different era
They can't understand so I went
Did as I pleased
The next thing I know
I had fallen captive
Of the very thing they warned
Now I must suffer
Face the consequences
Accept my penance
If only I had listened
If only I had heard