If I Could
If I could take this pain away
And cast it all aside
Or unto myself this burden take
That no more tears are cried
If I could walk the path for you
This journey long and hard
And with my light, to be your guide
Your comfort and your guard
If I could take away the cause
And ever be the cure
To then relieve the suffering
And make your body pure
If I could change the future
And take away the past
Preserving only cheerful thoughts
And make the moments last
If I could have the wishes
And desires of my heart
To take away the bitter cup
That you might have no part
©2014 Brian L. Duffin
About this poem
I wrote this poem in 2014 when my seven-year-old daughter had been diagnosed with a rare form of Leukemia.
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Written on August 27, 2014
Submitted by brian.duffin on June 03, 2021
Modified on April 20, 2023
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Scheme | XAXA XBAB XCXC XDXD XEXE X |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 565 |
Words | 119 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1 |
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