Long Forgotten
Our time was limited and our
time was short, but even so,
I made you a home each and
every time you came to me...
But it was not enough--
not what you wanted,
so you left, and moved on,
and i was alone.
I moved on, but still so often
looked back-- and I would still
stretch out my hand to you, even now,
if I knew you would take it...
Love never fades easily,
even after a year, time doesn't
always heal all wounds, and there
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Submitted on May 01, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | XXXA XXXX XXXX AXX |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 411 |
Words | 88 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 3 |
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