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If only I had known


If only I had known,
The regret you had inside.

If only I had seen,
The pain you tried to hide.

If only I had realized,
That things weren't just quite right.

If only I had looked,
And seen the pain you alone could fight.

Maybe If I had done these things,
You would still be here.

Now there's naught that I can do,
But cry another tear.

If only I had been there, If only I had known,
This regret, it fills my heart, a pain that over time grows.

— Michelle Boissiere, 13,
Trinity Catholic School, Tallahassee, Fla.

 

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