If Only...
Barbie dolls and hot pink walls,
Band-Aids on scraped knees and looking for shapes in the clouds,
How quickly it changed
Oh, if only I could turn back time…
Gangly limbs, braces, and acne,
My reflection stares back at me
Flaws, flaws, and more flaws
If only I could turn back time…
On a cloud of euphoria, one moment,
The next all I feel is red-hot rage
A hurricane of emotions,
taking over my senses and not making any sense
If only I could turn back time…
A desperate need to fit in, to be accepted
Doubt every self-made decision
Every taunt, every sneer affects a plundering self-esteem
If only I could turn back time…
The feelings threaten to drown me,
But I remember
It’s the journey, not the sprint
And that day that’s guaranteed to come,
When I’m old and gray
Staring up at the stars
Reminiscing these times…and wondering
If only I could turn back time
About this poem
This poem describes how teenagers often feel and it is a reminder that things do get better. One day, they will look back at those days with fond memories in mind.
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Written on May 08, 2023
Submitted by monazrath0920 on May 08, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | xxxa bbxA xxxxA xxxA bxx xxxxA |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 880 |
Words | 170 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 5, 4, 3, 5 |
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