A Time Before
How many times I wish I could go back to a time before,
I had to learn to endure the loss of a child!
How many times I wish I could go back to a time before,
I had to learn to survive the pain of my children being apart from me!
How many times I wish I could go back to a time before,
I had to learn to survive the pain of watching my best friend go from a healthy, happy, loving friend; to being eaten up piece by piece of cancer and dying!
How many times I wish I could go back to a time before,
I had to discover the trauma caused to my children when trust was betrayed within close circles of the family!
How many times I wish I could go back to a time before,
I spent every waking moment with regrets, with the echo's of what if's, could have's, and should have's!
How many times I wish I could go back to a time before,
I could have prevented your pain,
I could have foreseen the future,
I could have prevented your death,
I could of had the insight to see the
Unseen, the knowledge to see the
Hindsight, the sight and hearing to
Know the signs I so easily missed
When it was important!
How many times I wish I could go back to a time before,
So, I could of had one last
"goodbye"!
So, I could say one last "I love you"!
So, I could have just 5 more
minutes!
So, I no longer live with regrets!
So, I no longer feel pain, anger,
guilt, and hurt!
So, I can change the outcome,
before my heart was blackened by
pain!
About this poem
Speaks about tragedies that have happened in my life and in my family.
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Written on December 04, 2023
Submitted by Lynn#1124 on December 07, 2023
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Quick analysis:
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Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
Characters | 1,595 |
Words | 325 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 10, 9, 9, 3 |
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