i wish i was a bird
Tori Lynn 2005 (south carolina)
I wish i wasn't a bird
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I wish i was a dog
bark bark
Wag wag
But i am only a bird
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I can pretend to be a dog
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But i see my reflection is only a bird
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I can make myself a dog
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But it hurts to not be a bird
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And i feel scared because i'm not a dog
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I'm only an ugly bird
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And everybody wants a dog
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And most people hate birds
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But i can never be a dog
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So i'm stuck with being a bird
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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 |
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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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