If



If I were a statue would I ever grow old?
Or would I be young all my life?
The promise of worship not feeling the cold
Or would the cold cut like a knife?
If in were a portrait would I ever age?
Or would the lines never appear?
The same old surroundings alone on the stage
Or would I be taken from here?
If i were a puppet would in ever die
Or would I be never alive?
The promise of life never making me cry
Or would I be crying for life?
If I were a toy soldier shooting a gun
On plastic streets what would reveal?
Would all that I do be always in fun?
Or would it someday become real?
If I were a sweet dream in somebody's mind
Would she see my face as her own?
Or would she see clearly only to find
That no one is really alone?
If I were a nightmare in somebody's head
Would he see me as someone bad?
Or would he be thankful that he isn't dead?
Would he shake my hand and be glad?
If I were a doll would I ever get broke?
Or would I be forever one?
The promise of love, never classed as a joke,
Or would all the pain linger on?
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Submitted by p g webster on May 25, 2015

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABABCDCEFGFBHIHIJKJKLMLMNHNO
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 1,004
Words 219
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 28

p g webster

P G Webster is a poet and songwriter from the Pennine Moors close to the home of the Bronte sisters of Haworth in West Yorkshire. Midgley, the small hamlet like village where he spent his initial 10 years is the subject matter of some of the poet's writings, along with Hebden Bridge and the moorland surrounding Halifax and Calderdale. P G Webster's most noted inspiration is not his favourite poet - William Blake - nor his lifelong obsession with the Brontes, but infact, the very ground he trod around his home surroundings. He has a profound passion for nature and philanthropic matters. The work of this unknown bard is special, and expressive and very, very impressive. Read, and digest these pieces and marvel at their originality, while recognizing the obvious echoes and style of Blake. more…

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