Dance





I long to touch you

to hold you and dance

To the music you caused

to rise within my soul

But I stand at a distance

and watch,

Afraid that if I get to close

you will be frightened

by my nearness

and run

That I could not abide

I would rather watch you

from a distance

than not see you at all

My world would be indeed

Gray

without you in it

For me to love

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Submitted on November 22, 2012

Modified on March 31, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme A B X X C X X B X A C X X X X
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 335
Words 77
Stanzas 15
Stanza Lengths 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1

Conrad Trudelle

I have been to more places than most people, I have done more things than most people, I have survived more things than most others have encountered. I have continually learned throughout this process and arrived at the conclusion that the differences we see keep us curious, and that keeps us alive. Never ever stop learning, and school and college is not the only place to learn, in fact it is limiting the amount and quality of knowledge we have. Communication is what makes this planet better, we have to learn to communicate better. Communication is not only content, but also delivery. talking to or with someone is totally different than talking at them. more…

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