I Can't Unring a Bell
I cannot take my words from you;
They went inside your mind.
I don't know why you'd want me to;
True love is hard to find.
I can't put toothpaste back inside
The tube it just escaped,
Nor with a horse can I unride
As if time was reshaped.
No, I cannot undo the past
And would not if I could.
Since words of love will surely last
The way I hoped they would.
About this poem
Some things can't be undone.
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Written on July 11, 2023
Submitted by stevec.24118 on September 10, 2023
Modified by stevec.24118 on September 10, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | ABAB XCBC DEDE |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 358 |
Words | 83 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4 |
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