If



If he was happy
I was ecstatic
If he laughed
I smiled
If he felt good
I felt great
If he wept
I cried
If he had pain
I ached
If he gasped for air
I lost my breath
If his hand reached for mine
I grasp for his
If he were to become blind
I would not be able to see
If he were to become deaf
I would not be able to hear
If he were to become mute
I would not be able to speak
He loved me with all his heart
I felt it in mine
His love inhabited my body
We became one soul
 
 
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Submitted on March 24, 2021

Modified on March 15, 2023

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Scheme ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOAPQRSTMAU
Closest metre Iambic dimeter
Characters 446
Words 111
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 26

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