I Want To Have It All



If you can't be honest with me then be nothing at all.
I want to have "deep truth" with you. I want to have it all.
If you can't be sincere with me then be nothing at all.
I want to have "what's real" with you. I want to have it all.
If you can't be patient with me then be nothing at all.
I want to have "sweet calm" with you. I want to have it all.
If you can't be faithful with me then be nothing at all.
I want to have "full trust" with you. I want to have it all.
If you can't be humane with me then be nothing at all.
I want to have "kindness" with you. I want to have it all.
If you can't be tranquil with me then be nothing at all.
I want to have "accord" with you. I want to have it all.
If you can't be buddies with me then be nothing at all.
I want to have "friendship" with you. I want to have it all.
If you can't be content with me then be nothing at all.
I want to have "comfort" with you. I want to have it all.
If you can't be happy with me then be nothing at all.
I want to have "laughter" with you. I want to have it all.
If you can't be in love with me then be nothing at all.
I want to have "passion" with you. I want to have it all.
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Submitted on February 05, 2010

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Scheme AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
Closest metre Iambic heptameter
Characters 1,135
Words 255
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 20

Wallace Dean LaBenne

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