WITHOUT YOU

Debbie Middaugh AKA TURBO1904 1963 (San Diego, CA.)



 WITHOUT YOU,
I need an injection.
   WITH YOU,
I felt a connection

  WITHOUT YOU,
I can't pay attention
  WITH YOU,
I had ambition.

   WITHOUT YOU,
 I barely squeak by.
   WITH YOU,
 I could fly.

    WITHOUT YOU,
I'm done for.
    WITH YOU,
Never a war.

   WITHOUT YOU,
I know riff-raff.
   WITH YOU,
I could laugh.

    WITHOUT YOU,
I'm irresponsible.
     WITH YOU,
Anything is possible.
 
   WITHOUT YOU,
I got a demotion.
    WITH YOU,
 I'm full of devotion..
        
   WITHOUT YOU,
Life is tragic.
   WITH YOU,
I knew magic.

   WITHOUT YOU,
I'm always wrong.
   WITH YOU,
I was strong.

   WITHOUT YOU,
I can't live.
   WITH YOU,
I could forgive.

   WITHOUT YOU,
I'm outrageous.
   WITH YOU,
I'm courageous..
          
   WITHOUT YOU,
A foot in the grave.
   WITH YOU,
I could be saved.

   WITHOUT YOU,
I'm a fucking mess.
   WITH YOU,
I knew success.

   WITHOUT YOU,
Things are unclear.
    WITH YOU,
I face my fear.

   WITHOUT YOU,
I'm sick and tired.
   WITH YOU,
I felt inspired.
 
   WITHOUT YOU,
 Everything is wrong.
  WITH YOU,
I felt calm.

   WITHOUT YOU,
I stand trial.
   WITH YOU,
A sense of style.

   WITHOUT YOU,
I'm under arrest.
    WITH YOU,
I did my best.

   WITHOUT YOU,
I'm missing a component.
   WITH YOU,
I enjoyed the moment.
        
   WITHOUT YOU,
I can't find the treasure.
   WITH YOU,
I knew pleasure.

    Turbo1904 ♥

About this poem

It is the contrast between being with or without someone.

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Written on April 04, 2022

Submitted by Turbo1904 on April 10, 2022

Modified on April 27, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AbAb AbAb AcAc AdAd AeAe AfAf AbAb AgAg AhAh AxAx AiAi AxAx AjAj AkAk AlAl AhAx AfAx AmAm AnAn AoAo
Closest metre Iambic dimeter
Characters 1,372
Words 315
Stanzas 20
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4

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