What could I do?
If I couldn’t write, would you mind if I read?
If I couldn’t read, would you mind if I sang?
If I couldn’t sing, would you mind if I spoke?
If I couldn’t speak, would you mind if I laughed?
If I couldn’t laugh, would you mind if I cried?
If I couldn’t cry, would you mind if I danced?
If I couldn’t dance, would you mind if I saw?
If I couldn’t see, would you mind if I listened?
If I couldn’t listen, would you mind if I loved?
If I couldn’t love, would you mind if I hoped?
If I couldn’t hope, would you mind if I could be myself?
If I couldn’t be me, would you mind if I had the whole world?
About this poem
About life time philosophy.
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Written on May 17, 2017
Submitted by matt_hu2002 on August 05, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
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| Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
| Characters | 607 |
| Words | 126 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 12 |
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