I wish I said
Mandisa Mbambo 2008 (Empangeni)
I wish I said something
But I said nothing
Nothing at all
I ignored your calls
I ignored your call for help
And I don't know how I can ever live with myself
How can I ever live with myself
When you did that to yourself
But now you fly
You fly high in the sky
Like a bird with no worry
You flow through the wind,not in a hurry
I wish I had said I was there
But I kept quiet,I know it wasn't fair
But in a coffin,now you lay
And now I have so much to say
About this poem
This poem is about a person who ignored a friend who was suicidal but kept quiet.When the friend finally killed themselve's the speaker is hurt and feels at guilt for not doing something
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Written on September 03, 2022
Submitted by aphiwembambo191 on September 03, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | AAXX XBBB CCDD EEFF |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 455 |
Words | 106 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
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