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If Only

March 31, 2017
By Mchairs2020 BRONZE, Gainesville , Florida
Mchairs2020 BRONZE, Gainesville , Florida
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If only I could have saved you
The roads I could have paved for you
The scars I could have took from you
The thoughts I could have shook from you

You didn't realize the prize or the size
Of the minds you can now combine

Cause the thoughts you bought
Distraught what was left of your lot

If I had a dime for every time you
Mimed and wasted time
Building shrines out of lies

While in a line you stood eating the food
Of your sour mood, feeling misunderstood
Instead of could, you would not try

In your mood of sour you would cower
Wasting your hours making them tower
While you lose your power

The problem is you dismiss the kiss and miss the meaning

But now I am here and no longer have fears or tears
They disappeared

I wonder if I could have saved you
Or the roads I could have paved for you
The scars I might have took from you
The thoughts I should have shook form you


The author's comments:

This piece is written by an author writing to their past self. The author wishes that she could save their last self from the hard times that the present self have gotten through. 


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