If
Jason Marriner 1980 (Pensacola)
If the world stopped turning, if all tomorrows were through
Would you be proud of the life you'd lived, would you embrace all the people you knew
If there was no more time, if tonight was all you were given
Would you be all alone, left to fend for yourself, locked inside your mind's prison
If this was your last day on Earth, if you were down to your last few breaths
Who would be there with you, would anyone be holding your hand when you left
I think about this more than I should
I'm almost certain in my case, that nobody would
I've never felt loved, never had much self confidence
People would say nice things, but I never believed their compliments
So if this was my last few hours, if this was how it was meant to end
Then I don't fear my fate, I'll be content just knowing I don't have to wake up in pain again..
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Written on June 30, 2022
Submitted by Daleisnmyhardt3 on June 30, 2022
Modified by Daleisnmyhardt3 on July 09, 2022
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Scheme | AA BB XX CCXX XX |
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Closest metre | Iambic octameter |
Characters | 825 |
Words | 165 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 2, 4, 2 |
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