All That I Had
When I was young not much more than a lad
I never appreciated all that I had.
My parents always seemed to live in the past
But when I turn eighteen I’d be free at last.
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I wanted to leave now but I was no fool
I needed an education, I needed school.
The military came to give some of us a test
I decided to try, I’m ready to leave the nest.
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While taking the test I was so unsure
I’d never take a test so difficult before.
I thought I had passed it and I did, of course
That’s how I got in the United States Air Force.
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Now that I’m older I look back on those days.
I can see how parents get set in their ways.
I’m now over fifty and I think it’s sad
That I never appreciated all that I had.
About this poem
I was missing being back in Texas and seeing my parents. That happens to me a lot from here in the Philippines. I think this poem reflects on how much you miss something that you thought you wanted to get away from.
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Written on October 27, 2014
Submitted by UJ on August 02, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | AABB CCDD EFGG HHAA |
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 699 |
Words | 150 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 19 |
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