What if
If today I found out I had cancer
Who would I tell
Who wants to know
Who gives a damn
I don’t want any sympothy
No fake cry’s of pain
I know where I’ve been
And who’s been there with me
Why do I need casual friends now
Or did I need them at all
The pleasure of popularity
Means nothing to me now
I think if I have just one
One true friend through it all
I would know peace
Know that I mattered
Fight it I will
But on my terms
And if it beats me
My true friends will know
About this poem
Cancer affects us all. What if it happened to you. Who would really be there for you.
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Written on June 10, 2023
Submitted by xmasday65 on June 10, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | XXAX XXBC DECD BEXX XXCA |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 483 |
Words | 108 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
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