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IF ONLY

Mark Schroettner

I want to say to you that I'm sorry
I shouldn't of said those nasty things
Or do the things that I do.

I have to tell you that I love you
These feelings for you had been there for some time
When I'm with you I feel more alive.

If only you can put yourself in my mind
Just maybe you will understand where I'm coming from?
If only you can place yourself in my heart
You will have the same feelings in which I endure.

Babe
I'm sorry
If only you can see the world through my eyes
Just maybe then you might understand what had kept up apart.

About this poem

This was written 11/03/1997. This was publish in the anthology Thoughts By Candlelight and Copyright 1998 by The National Library of Poetry, the anthology A Celebration Of Poets/Showcase Edition and Copyright 1998 by The International Library of Poetry. Copyright 2023 sweetslimited.

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Written on November 03, 1997

Submitted by markanthonyschroettner on December 21, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AXB BXX XXCX XAXC
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 539
Words 118
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 3, 3, 4, 4
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