Analysis of "I wish I were enough"



I saw her again, as bright as morning. Crisp from the newsstand.
I can't help myself, she is white linen. Felt on virgin hands.
I wish she would just frown as in my dream. As I melt in reality.
She's just being the sweet innocence of cumbersome daylight.
She's an angel, I know it now. Her light glowed in the darkness.
Lest, I cower in her presence, for I'm not worthy, as I smiled in humility looking at the floor for acceptance from crumbs that I pierce hid in cracks. Whilst her glow of colour shined through.
I wish I had the self confidence, the good looks, alas the true virtue worthy of her affections. To be her favourite biscuit, as I flake.
I fall as shattered glass of a mirror silent as I hit the ground.


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Characters 710
Words 137
Sentences 14
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 8
Lines Amount 8
Letters per line (avg) 69
Words per line (avg) 17
Letters per stanza (avg) 554
Words per stanza (avg) 137
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Submitted on May 01, 2011

Modified on March 06, 2023

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Steven Louis Chapman

Steven was adopted, his biological father was an English professor who had an affair with a student. Writing poetry is an outlet for his expression of love. A hopeless romantic in search of his soul mate. (it changes from now and then) He hopes to capture the girl of his dreams through poetry. Visit my blog at http://thedailypoetrss.blogspot.com/ for the latest up to date poems. more…

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