If...



you wonder,


I can't promise you the moon,

But I can make you laugh when you feel gloom.



I can't give you diamonds,

But I can share your burdens.



I can't call you every night,

But I will keep you in my sight.


I can't tolerate a lie from you,

But I will forgive if you are true.


I can't suppress my pride,

But for you I can step aside.


I try to forget you sometimes,

But I get drawn back by your sublime.


I can't completely let go,

It's only you I want to know.


I know all of you,

Never a day goes by without missing you.


Well dear, I am enchanted by you,

Because like rain, you give life and freshness.


It's only you I desire,

Just a lover waiting for you to admire.

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Written on August 07, 2023

Submitted by camiles0020 on January 24, 2024

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Quick analysis:

Scheme X X X X A A B B C C X X D D B B B X X X
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 702
Words 192
Stanzas 20
Stanza Lengths 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1

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