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What I Want

John Blackman

What I want is to never let you go
What I want is to hold you forever
What I want is to love you always

What I want is for you to be strong
What I want is for you to be happy
What I want is for you to feel loved

What I want is everything love can offer
What I want is leaving me by
What I want I cannot have

What I have is only a memory
What I have is just a fading picture
What I have is only sorrow

What do you want
I hope
I hope it is me
When you are ready to want
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Submitted on December 21, 2010

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABX XCX BXX CBA DXCD
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 452
Words 111
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 3, 3, 3, 3, 4
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