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Forever Never

Karen Rose Washington

If I knew forever, meant never with you

I would have never, dreamt about forever with you

And if I knew my love, meant nothing to you

I would have never, loved with my forever for you

And if I knew we, meant you and me separately to you

I would have never, united my me forever with you

If I know risking forever, is something I never want to do

Then you can stay forever in the land of never

Because one day I will find forever

And I know my forever will never be with you
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Written on August 01, 2000

Submitted by KarenRose on January 01, 2024

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Quick analysis:

Scheme A A A A A A A B B A
Closest metre Iambic heptameter
Characters 482
Words 107
Stanzas 10
Stanza Lengths 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1
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4 Comments
  • RonaldBunch
    RonaldBunch
    Deep, dark yet beautiful.
    LikeReply3 months ago
    • KarenRose
      KarenRose
      that's my favorite part of the poem. Thank you for taking the time to read and respond.
      LikeReply3 months ago
  • karlcfolkes
    karlcfolkes
    This poem has an adorable gentle feminine touch to it that some men may not be sensitive enough to appreciate or even relate to. Sweet and tender, but therapeutically full of strength.
    LikeReply3 months ago
    • KarenRose
      KarenRose
      thank you. Your comment means a lot.
      LikeReply3 months ago
  • luisestable1
    luisestable1
    The poem is easy to follow until one gets to the four last lines. It is a bit hard to see how they go with the rest of the poem, but the line of thought is quite a job. All of those conditional clauses make the poem have an interesting reading.
    Good read! 
    LikeReply3 months ago
    • KarenRose
      KarenRose
      I totally agree, it's definitely a poem that's one needs to read twice. Thank your for your comment, it's greatly appreciated.
      LikeReply3 months ago
  • Giselavigil
    Giselavigil
    Love this. It reflects the emotions felt when reflecting on love that didn’t last.
    A bit of sadness mixed with a lot of strength and hope, knowing that one day you will find your forever.
    LikeReply3 months ago
    • KarenRose
      KarenRose
      thank you for taking the time to read my poem and respond. You captured the essence completely. I often refer to it as my "f you poem". Not as politically correct but sometimes pain isn't politically correct. 
      LikeReply3 months ago

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