If Only
If only people cared enough
To find a cure for my laugh
But it seems like I'm on my own
And I have to get through this alone
Looks like the angels owe me one tonight
And I only hope that they redeem my light
I cry myself to sleep
Wondering if only I could leap
I would leap so far from the pain
That has brought me no gain
I tell myself I will find my voice one day
And it's going to be a ray
A ray of light I suppose
But only if the chances propose
The pain has kept me in for too long
All I can do is sing a song
A song of hope, a song of freedom
Perhaps one day I will build my kingdom
About this poem
It's A Poem That I Wrote When I Was Being Physically Abused And I Fell Into Depression And I Couldn't Tell Anybody About It.
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Submitted by Ihejietosteph11 on August 30, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | ABCCDDEEFFGGHHIIJJ |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 601 |
Words | 144 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 18 |
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