THE RISKS WE TAKE



Is not taking the risk worth the risk?
Is not taking the plunge worth the calm?
Let me see then, what’s on your list?
Don’t tell me, staying put causes no harm

In a situation where platonic goes romantic
Should you pursue and risk what you have?
Or should you stop and stick with friendly antics
Such is the risks we take with love

I understand that in some cases it doesn’t work
Friends sometimes don’t end up in ecstasy
But is it not worth taking that risk?
Is it not worth knowing what could be?

I know you know which side I’d take
And you would probably ask me why
My answer will not be a second late
I’ll tell you, “I never felt a fit this right”

About this poem

The poem is about trying to move past a platonic relationship in to something romantic.

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Written on 2017

Submitted by JayTaw15 on September 17, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AXXX XXXX XBAB XXXX
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 652
Words 129
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4

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