What If?
It does no good to wonder what
You might have done if doors weren't shut
Or what if you had grabbed
The doorknob and then opened it
To see if you were truly fit
With choices no one flagged.
The "what if" thoughts that second guess
Decisions of what became a mess
Can cause you so much doubt.
When making choices that might be
Embarrassing if should see
Them fail inside and out.
About this poem
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Written on June 22, 2023
Submitted by stevec.24118 on June 22, 2023
Modified by stevec.24118 on June 22, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | AAX BBX CCD EED |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 381 |
Words | 78 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 3, 3, 3, 3 |
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