what’s best
I would say that I wish you the best
but that would be a lie anyway
I don't wish you the best in any way,
that would mean that I want you
to be genuinely happy
even if that's without me
and I don't know how greedy it sounds
but I really wanted to be the only thing
that made you happy
because you were that for me
so I don't think I'll ever wish you the best
because I'd be accepting the fact that
what is best for you isn't me.
and I just wish what was best for you was me
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Submitted by jaxonhurst on April 26, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 473 |
Words | 105 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 14 |
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