Hands of time
Roberta Schwesinger 1986 (Michigan)
I wish I could turn back the hands of time,
So that you were here with me.
If only I wouldn't have been so dumb,
Then maybe you would still be here with me.
I wish I would have treated you better.
You gave me all I wanted,
And I took advantage of it.
I wish now that I wouldn't have taken advantage of you.
Why couldn't you have told me no?
Instead of letting me use you?
For now, I am full of guilt and remorse.
I never had the chance to tell you how much I loved you.
Now your gone and I'll never have the chance to tell you.
I wish I would have told you,
But now it's too late.
So, with guilt and a heavy heart I go on with my life.
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Written on October 30, 2002
Submitted by taylorschwesinger on October 11, 2022
Modified on March 23, 2023
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Quick analysis:
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 639 |
Words | 152 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 16 |
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