Mortal Man
“ Mortal Man “
You know girl I’m no artist
That’s not one of my hobbies
I’m not good at conversations
Especially your kind
You’ll just have to understand
When I say I don’t know
Well I’m just a mortal man
I’ve been living in quicksand
Trying to keep my head up
From going down
Nobody’s ever helped me
Nobody ever will
But that’s ok
I’m just a mortal man
I know you’ve got your dreams girl
Cause I’ve got mine
And just like you
It’s been dreams I’ve been living on
But the one fine line I see
Is the difference in you and me
Now and then I touch on reality
Well I’m just a mortal man
I’ve been living in quicksand
Trying to keep my head up
From going down
Nobody’s ever helped me
Nobody ever will
But that’s ok
I’m just a mortal man.
About this poem
Mortal Man is a love story about a man and the woman of his dreams.
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Written on August 17, 1990
Submitted by ChasteenP on November 08, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | a xxxxbx ABCD EFGA xxxxeee ABCD EFGA |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 824 |
Words | 173 |
Stanzas | 7 |
Stanza Lengths | 1, 6, 4, 4, 7, 4, 4 |
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