Best Sorrysad Poems


If I Were You

If I were you, I would feel so defeated.
     I would wonder which person I would see
     when I next walked into my home.

If I were you, I would crave normalcy.
     I would begin to dream of a life
     better lived alone.

If I were you, I would yearn for security.
     I would want the simple feeling of being certain
     of the kind of life I would have tomorrow.

If I were you, I would begin to feel a sad kind
	of resignation that plans made cannot be
	relied upon to be reality.

If I were you, I would want to feel alive.
     I would long to do away with this vague existence
     filled with sorrow.

If I were you, I would crave confidence and reliability,
	and the serene contentment that comes from truth,
	and knowing where you stand.

If I were you, I would walk away, leaving a sad little letter, 
       lying on the kitchen table in an envelope
       addressed with my name; holding your apology.
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