IF I COULD GO BACK (2)

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



 If I could go back,
I would follow my dream.
  I would take my time
And float downstream.

  I could make it right
When I was wrong.
  Where I was weak,
I could be strong.

  The times I told a lie,
I would tell the truth.
  I would give advice
to our youth.

  I could choose love,
Instead of hate.
  I could start over,
With a clean slate.

  I would save more,
Spend less.
  Where I did wrong,
I would confessq.

  I would face my
Fears.
  I would dry my
Tears.

  I could steer clear
Of the bad guys.
  I could see the
Blessing in disguise.

  I would be more
Forgiving.
  I could really
Start living.

  I would hold
My temper.
  I would find
My center.

    If I could go back,
I would treat life better.
   I could avoid,
That day I met her.
 
  Turbo1904 ♥

   

  
  
  

  

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Written on September 14, 2022

Submitted by Turbo1904 on September 16, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme Abxb xcxc dexe xfgf hxca dxdx xixi hjxj xgxg Agxg
Closest metre Iambic dimeter
Characters 790
Words 194
Stanzas 10
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4

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