If only I'd had the Nerve
Eyes like sea foam
And voice like honey.
They remind me of home.
But isn't it funny?
How every day I would try again
To confess my truth.
Though she never listened when
We were in our youth.
And now every morning
I bring her flowers.
'Cuz she never saw the warning.
Her thoughts, it seems, they overpower
Her desire to continue.
I wish she'd seen the light she brought
It filled up bright within you.
So in the fields, I sit in thought
To find the words that she deserve
In my heart, I have to dive
If only I'd had the nerve
When she was still alive.
About this poem
A fictional poem about a loved one committing suicide.
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Submitted by PeterFineater on March 08, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | ABAB CDCD EXEX FGFG HIHI |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 554 |
Words | 122 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
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