Invisible Strings - 43. "If I Could Tell Her What I Know Now" by Tess Taylor

"If I Could Tell Her What I Know Now" by Tess Taylor

This poem is narrated by a mother talking about her young daughter and reflecting on she will grow up. She says she'll tell her about how she loved a boy who became a man and about the tragedy when love fails. She ends the poem with the lines:

To try. To Try again.

To cry and sing: to sing and cry.

I thought maybe its match could be "The Best Day" because it's a mother speaking about a daughter (the inverse of the song). But I think the poem veers more into navigating relationships than the song does, so I don't think it's the one.

The stories aren't similar, but I think the cadence and the end of the poem just remind me of "So Long, London," when she ends the choruses with "I'll find someone" and "You'll find someone." It reminds me of the hope at the end of the poem. Even though it's tragic, there's always the hope that you can try again and find someone who will treasure you and all that you bring to a relationship.