A MEMORY IN THE PAST



There was a time
When I really loved you
There was nobody else besides you
You were the one that I rather die for.

I remember
The times that we shared
We were walking hand in hand
Making love on the sand.

You know
I didn't want to break-up
At times I felt like making-up
You were driving me mad
There were times when you made me sad.

I try
I try to forgive you
I try to forget you
How long will it last
When you become a memory in the past?

About this poem

This was written 05/13/1995. This was published in the anthology Best Poems Of 1996 and Copyright 1996 by The National Library of Poetry, in the anthology Poetic Voices Of America/Spring 1996 and Copyright 1996 by Sparrowgrass Poetry Forum Incorporated, and in the anthology A Delicate Balance and Copyright 1996 by The National Library of Poetry. Copyright 2023 by sweetslimited.

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Written on May 13, 1995

Submitted by markanthonyschroettner on December 19, 2023

Modified by markanthonyschroettner on December 27, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XAAX XXBB XCCDD XAAEE
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 444
Words 99
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 5, 5

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