this is just to say



Could I go back and do it all again
I'd f*ck it up for real this time

I'd f*ck boys
and girls
and everyone in between

I'd get off
the straight and narrow
down my options
late or better
never

As are for apples:
the ones I never picked
This time
I'd make Bs and be happy
I'd take Cs and see the world
And if you asked again
I'd let you change my mind

I'd bare my skin
as easily as my soul
We both knew
that twin bed was
never meant for two
to sleep in

I'd heed the bells
at Easter dawn
Pay sticker price
for happiness -
Last chance clearance
wasn't the bargain
I thought I was making

3 stolen days + 6 heady weeks
add up to drops in
the well of days I stole
and which
I probably thought
I was saving for someone

forgive me
they were so sweet
and left me
so cold
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Written on April 25, 2023

Submitted by hallieg.02209 on April 25, 2023

Modified on April 25, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AB XXX XXXCC XXBDXAX EFGXGE XXXXXHX XEFXXH DXDX
Closest metre Iambic dimeter
Characters 770
Words 172
Stanzas 8
Stanza Lengths 2, 3, 5, 7, 6, 7, 6, 4

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