If I Were To
If I were to take too many pills,
For the pain that kills,
If I were to let myself bleed,
For all the love I miss and need,
If I were to hang myself,
Fo all the bad health,
If I were to run away,
For the memory of that day,
If I were to burn my skin,
For my awful sin,
If I were to stop breathing,
For the pain of leaving,
If I were to drink too much,
For my loss of feel or touch,
If I were to take too many drugs,
For my loss of hugs,
If I were to break all my bones,
For all the grave stones,
If I were to cut my veins,
For all my pains,
If my name were engraved on a headstone,
Would you cry for me alone?
If you saw my body being put underground,
Would your heart start to pound?
About this poem
This is an old poem from my rough childhood.
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Written on December 07, 1996
Submitted by jaimie on May 24, 2024
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | AABBCDEEFFGGHHIIJJKKLLMM |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 684 |
Words | 175 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 24 |
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