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Could have been friends

Jadine Swart 2003 (Fisantekraal)

Free verse
Your smile,
pulled me in so quickly.

The moment you spilled that liquor,
I spilled some words trying to start somewhere.
I could feel that you also wanted to speak,
but were very shy.

Now,
 I regret smiling back.
All I want,
is to be your friend.
Nothing more,
Nothing less.

I'm way to scared,
scared to give myself,
all of myself.

Please understand,
we could have been friends.

About this poem

It is about a guy who met this girl and got invested in her, but she only wanted to be friends. He really just wanted to get to know her more than a friend, but she really just wanted to be friends.

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Written on August 26, 2020

Submitted by jadineswart on August 27, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XX XXXX XXXXXX XAA XX
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 388
Words 89
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 2, 4, 6, 3, 2
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Jadine Swart

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