The wish I wish



I wish I could write
Like my friends do
Paint a mental portrait
If only that could do

I wish am intelligent
So first class could be my thing
And not a prayer point
That make me burn candle

I wish am rich
So a mansion on the ocean
Won't amaze me
Like the tower at Seoul

I wish am wealthy
So I could live
The life dreamt of
Not the one am in

I wish I had a lot of money
So sound of credit alert
Won't freak me
Like a fella from the remote area

I wish I have
Something doing
So I won't sit here dreaming  
Of what am yet to achieve

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Written on December 16, 2022

Submitted by H31SBOB on February 05, 2023

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XAXA XBXX XXCX CXXX CXCX XBBX
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 549
Words 136
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4

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