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Can You Tell Me Why

David Marchant 1961 (Texas)

Free verse
Can you tell me why
The deepest part of my soul
The place I believed
Was forever broken...
Always comes alive
Whenever
I am with you

Was it chance we met
Or was serendipity the gift
That brought us together
Whatever the reason...  
I can't ever
Imagine
My life without you

About this poem

Written for my wife. She is the one I go to when I need reassurance. She lights up my soul whenever I'm near her.

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Written on September 21, 2021

Submitted by Marchant299 on May 12, 2022

Modified on April 12, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XXXAXBC XXBABAC
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 274
Words 55
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 7, 7
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David Marchant

I've been writing poetry since I was in High School. My poems have been inspired by many things; nature, love, romance, grief and my own journey with PTSD. Three of my poems about PTSD have been published in a national magazine. One of my poems were used at lyrics for a hymn that was published in a local magazine and included in a choral music recording in Australia. Mostly I write poetry to help me cope with life. more…

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