And If ... | Teen Ink
  1. Home
  2. Poetry
  3. Free Verse
  4. And If ...

And If ...

June 27, 2013
By Anonymous

if three words could make you understand
then i would have already said them
if one touch could make you see me now
then i would have already touched you
and if one scream could show you fear
then i would have screamed by now.

silent promises that fade to dust, should of never been made
broken hearts all lining up, should of never been
tears falling from scarred eyes, should be smiling instead.


if a hundred gifts could make it okay
then i would have already taken one
if one kiss could make me forget all
then i would have already kissed back
and if two shakes could wake me up somehow
then i would of already been up.

silent promises that fade to dust, should of never been made
broken hearts all lining up, should of never been
tears falling from scarred eyes, should be smiling instead.

© Anonymous

Post a comment
Submit your own

Similar Articles

Previous Next
Poetry
The Top
By imperfection GOLD
Gilroy, California
imperfection GOLD, Gilroy, California
17 articles 9 photos 45 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Dream as though you&#039;ll live forever, live as though you&#039;ll die today.&quot;<br /> ~James Dean (1931-1955), American Motion Picture Actor, symbol of rebellion

View profile
Poetry
Breathing
By costarican93 GOLD
Washington, Louisiana
costarican93 GOLD, Washington, Louisiana
14 articles 0 photos 33 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;The city looks so pretty do you want to burn it with me?&quot;- Hollywood Undead

View profile
Poetry
The Ending
By OurFrost GOLD
Galt, California
OurFrost GOLD, Galt, California
10 articles 1 photo 4 comments
View profile
Poetry
I want a guy...
By grlgotgame BRONZE
Chillicothe, Ohio
grlgotgame BRONZE, Chillicothe, Ohio
4 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Girls with butts like mine, don&#039;t talk to boys with faces like yours.&quot;

View profile
Poetry
Nothing to say
By niceenouf PLATINUM
Garfield, New Jersey
niceenouf PLATINUM, Garfield, New Jersey
26 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
&quot;As we move on, you forget, we both move on, with no regret.&quot;

View profile
Poetry
One Piece... One Destiny
By Matt Groy GOLD
Park City, Utah
Matt Groy GOLD, Park City, Utah
11 articles 0 photos 0 comments
View profile

JOIN THE DISCUSSION

This article has 4 comments.

loveisntreal GOLD said...
on Jul. 8 2013 at 11:08 pm
loveisntreal GOLD, Arcata, California
19 articles 0 photos 51 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;you live what you&#039;ve learned.&quot; -linkin park

View profile
thanks for the advice, im really bad at seeing grammatical errors lol.
UniquePerspective SILVER said...
on Jul. 2 2013 at 7:34 pm
UniquePerspective SILVER, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
7 articles 0 photos 18 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;The most pathetic thing in the world is to see, and yet have no vision.&quot; - Hellen Keller<br /> &ldquo;Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don&#039;t matter and those who matter don&#039;t mind.&rdquo; - Dr. Seuss (Theodore Giesel)

View profile
Some grammatical errors but I love the vivid emotion.
TheSortingHat SILVER said...
on Jul. 2 2013 at 1:47 pm
TheSortingHat SILVER, Waukee, Iowa
8 articles 0 photos 6 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;I want to be a Renaissance woman. I want to paint, and I want to write, and I want to act, and I want to just do everything.&quot; --Emma Watson

View profile
I think it's a really good poem.  I love the phrase "silent promises that fade to dust".  Grammatically, however,  there are several instances where you use "of" when you should have used "have".  For example, "should of never been made" should be "should have never been made".  I think you were thinking of the contraction "should've", which is pronounced similarly to "should of", but it is a contraction for "should have".
SongBird14 GOLD said...
on Jul. 1 2013 at 6:39 pm
SongBird14 GOLD, Austin, Texas
11 articles 0 photos 4 comments

Favorite Quote:
It&rsquo;s human nature to start taking things for granted again when danger isn&rsquo;t banging loudly on the door.&rdquo; &ndash; David Hackworth

View profile
I love that you have created a solid and vibrent picture in my head. even if it may be painful and one that hurts to look at, it is one I am thanful to have seen. i love the way you broke up your stanzas and repeted what was nessary it reallly made it all the more powerful.