Analysis of I used to Dream



I used to dream of the day I would be a mother.
It was one thing I ever wanted to be. Picking out outfits, first day of school,  going to amusement parks, decorating the house for holidays.  
Oh the thoughts and dreams of things we would do, first dances, second chances, baking  cookies , driving lessons, marriages, grandkids.
I had high hopes, fun times, long walks,  camping talks.
 I used to dream of the day I would be a mother, all that taken from me.
 Silence surrounds me, tears fall all around, however could I left it go so wrong.
The only hope, only dream, only wish I ever had gone in a flash taken faster than a bill needs its cash.
Depression and sadness lives here now. I dream of the day I used to be a mother, the only thing I ever wanted to be.


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Characters 767
Words 153
Sentences 10
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 8
Lines Amount 8
Letters per line (avg) 73
Words per line (avg) 19
Letters per stanza (avg) 582
Words per stanza (avg) 150

About this poem

This is a story of how I had everything if life until one mistake and my children walked out of life to never be bothered with me again.

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Written on March 08, 2023

Submitted by Nikkilentz68 on March 23, 2023

Modified on March 25, 2023

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Mystic Lentz

Mystic has been writing poetry since 1978, she was born in Pennsylvania, her paternal grandparents were born in Mexico. Her maternal grandparents were born in Yugoslavia. She has 3 biological children which her oldest passed away in 2021. She had also raised 2 children that were half siblings to her children. She has won several awards for writing, published 5 times, and entered into who's who of American poets in 1994. more…

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