If

If 

If dreams became reality
if wishes could come true
then where I live, I'd live in peace
until my days were through.

If all the tears that I have cried
could wash away the pain
then every teardrop I have shed
would not have been in vain.

If my heart was made of stone
my soul forged out of steel
then arrows, sheaved in hateful words,
never could impale.

But dreams are not reality
and wishes don't come true
and tears cannot erase the pain
I've known my lifetime through.

Of flesh and blood I have been made
and my heart has no shield
and with the many arrows slung
I have been impaled.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2008



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Date: 7/26/2010 6:06:00 AM
Congratulations on your well deserved poetry being featured this week Robin. Love, Carol
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Date: 7/25/2010 10:24:00 AM
Makes a person want to do nothing but dream, eh? I do a lot of it. Congrats on this selection. Love, Dave
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Date: 3/28/2009 7:22:00 PM
Dear Robin, As I was reading through YOUR POEMS The Title caught my eye The content : my Heart Tears can erase pain " If " YOU keep the LOVE in YOUR Heart I would appreciate it if YOU would take time to read my POEM "Broken Heart" Thank-YOU for YOUR Gracious comment on "Carolyn" I shall end with YOUR Footle "Sincere Gratitude"YOU are a great POETIC ARTIST ALWAYS...HG
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Date: 2/16/2009 6:54:00 PM
This is very good Robin. The last verse needs work on the meter but I think it's better for you not to dwell with this thought. Love Debbie
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Date: 12/13/2008 6:36:00 PM
i love the line 'if my heart was made of stone'. wonderful Robin wonderful! hope your well ~Love Sammy~
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Date: 12/11/2008 2:26:00 AM
Loved the title, When I say it, it reminded me of Rudyard Kipling's poem's title If...Raul
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Date: 11/25/2008 3:34:00 PM
very well expressed,sadly it is true,good job......Maryam
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Date: 11/23/2008 8:42:00 AM
You write truly beautiful poetry about life, Robin. Wonderful metaphor here. Love, Nigel
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Date: 11/16/2008 1:41:00 PM
I love your off-rhymes, '...steel/impale' and 'shield/impaled.' Beautiful flow... powerful word-use and imagery. Best wishes, Keith
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Date: 11/16/2008 9:04:00 AM
So beautifully expressed. Yes, sadly we are all vulnerable, and from wounds have many scars. Love, Shar
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Date: 11/16/2008 8:42:00 AM
This is so heeartfelt and lovely. I love the next to last stanza...but its all terrific. BG
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