I Do Not Know
Nancy Rodriquez 1965 (Temple)
I Do Not Know
By Nancy Rodriquez
I do not know if you are alive or dead,
When I get the news, I may be filled with dread,
or I may finally receive the closure I need,
Sometimes I want to allow things to be,
My faith in a future with you feels impossible,
and the constant doubt seems plausible,
of you ever being the man I knew and loved,
or the foolish stranger I can not ever trust,
As I reflect upon what might have been,
Is it right to judge you from within?
I also have many imperfections which dwell,
through all of the pain and distant hell.
You were the cause of all the sorrow,
which gives me bittersweet tomorrows,
I know I do not live with any guilt,
You ran away from resolving this,
and it may have cost you your precious life,
denying me to ever become your wife.
I do not know.
About this poem
Angst over my Beloved
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Written on May 02, 2023
Submitted by txpoet65 on May 02, 2023
Modified on May 02, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 794 |
Words | 177 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 2, 19 |
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