I Could have, I Would have Been
I could have,
I would have
been...
To comfort you,
On stormy nights
A candle light.
To defend you,
A wild cat pouncing
A crocodile snapping.
To love you,
A cuddly puppy
An eager guppy.
To romance you,
A line in a poem
A volcanic eruption.
To make you happy,
A colourful sunset
An exotic garden.
In your hands,
Soft putty that hardens
Or a muddy mess.
With you,
I can be less,
I can be more.
And I know for sure,
I can be torn
And repaired.
If only you`d cared
You would of seen,
All that I could have been.
All that I would have been.
Font size:
Submitted on March 09, 2017
Modified on March 05, 2023
- 32 sec read
- 1 View
Quick analysis:
Scheme | AAB CXX CDD CEE CXF EXF XXG CGX XXH HXBB |
---|---|
Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
Characters | 504 |
Words | 108 |
Stanzas | 10 |
Stanza Lengths | 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 4 |
Translation
Find a translation for this poem in other languages:
Select another language:
- - Select -
- 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
- 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
- Español (Spanish)
- Esperanto (Esperanto)
- 日本語 (Japanese)
- Português (Portuguese)
- Deutsch (German)
- العربية (Arabic)
- Français (French)
- Русский (Russian)
- ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
- 한국어 (Korean)
- עברית (Hebrew)
- Gaeilge (Irish)
- Українська (Ukrainian)
- اردو (Urdu)
- Magyar (Hungarian)
- मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
- Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Italiano (Italian)
- தமிழ் (Tamil)
- Türkçe (Turkish)
- తెలుగు (Telugu)
- ภาษาไทย (Thai)
- Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
- Čeština (Czech)
- Polski (Polish)
- Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Românește (Romanian)
- Nederlands (Dutch)
- Ελληνικά (Greek)
- Latinum (Latin)
- Svenska (Swedish)
- Dansk (Danish)
- Suomi (Finnish)
- فارسی (Persian)
- ייִדיש (Yiddish)
- հայերեն (Armenian)
- Norsk (Norwegian)
- English (English)
Citation
Use the citation below to add this poem to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"I Could have, I Would have Been" Poetry.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 25 May 2024. <https://www.poetry.com/poem/74121/i-could-have,-i-would-have-been>.
Discuss the poem I Could have, I Would have Been with the community...
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In