i wish i was a bird

Tori Lynn 2005 (south carolina)



I wish i wasn't a bird
Tweet tweet
Flap flap

I wish i was a dog
bark bark
Wag wag

But i am only a bird
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Flap flap

I can pretend to be a dog
Bark bark
Wag wag

But i see my reflection is only a bird
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Flap flap

I can make myself a dog
Bark bark
Wag wag

But it hurts to not be a bird
Tweet tweet
Flap flap

And i feel scared because i'm not a dog
Bark bark
Wag wag

I'm only an ugly bird
Tweet tweet
Flap flap

And everybody wants a dog
Bark bark
Wag wag

And most people hate birds
Tweet tweet
Flap flap

But i can never be a dog
Bark bark
Wag wag

So i'm stuck with being a bird
Tweet tweet
Flap flap

About this poem

a personification of wishing you were something you can never be

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Written on November 19, 2021

Submitted by victoria.l.rogers59 on November 19, 2021

Modified on April 27, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme aBC dEF aBC dEF aBC dEF aBC dEF aBC dEF xBC dEF aBC
Closest metre Iambic dimeter
Characters 648
Words 171
Stanzas 13
Stanza Lengths 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3

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