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If only

Sara Lynn Thelin 1969 (Buffalo, NY)

If only the world knew how much love I've poured into it.

If only the world knew how much I miss my innocence.

If only my child knew there isn't enough space in the world to hold the amount of love I have for him.

If only the world knew how much fun and love we shared in the first three years of your life when I was the only one there for him.

If only I knew there was one good reason to keep fighting, I'm going to hang on.

If I doesn't, I'm sorry.

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Stanza Lengths 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1
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