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YOU

BKB 1975 (United States)

Free verse
While I slumber, you are in my dreams
When I wake, you are in my vision
When we speak, your words are in my soul
When I touch you, it will be euphoria
When we make love, I will be lost in you
You are the air I breathe, the water I drink
You are my sustenance
YOU
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Submitted on June 21, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABCDEFGE
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 255
Words 58
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 8
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BKB

I've never written or composed a poem before, until I met someone who is extremely special to me. This is how I feel about her. She drives me crazy in that way. more…

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