Look at Me Mama
I'm an athlete.
I can throw and catch,
and run in the sun-
all shiny and bright.
And you just sleep, sleep, sleep.
Look at me, mama.
I'm a writer.
I do poetry and stories,
all pretty and pink,
and all you do is,
sleep, sleep, sleep.
Look at me, mama.
I can dance.
I'm lonely,
I'll move to France,
meet a woman, and get married.
Look at the ants crawl through
the spilled red juice on
the grass, nature everywhere,
as you sleep, sleep, sleep.
Look mama,
Look at me, mama!
I have children now,
all good and wise,
you're a grandma.
Why don't you wake up?
Please look at me, mama.
Open your eyes.
I'm lonely and afraid.
I'm old now, and cold,
and you still,
just
sleep, sleep, sleep...
About this poem
This came to me in a dream.
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Written on February 14, 2023
Submitted by toddcase888 on February 14, 2023
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | xxxxa BxxxxA Bcxcxxxxa bBxdxx bdxxxxA |
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Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
Characters | 686 |
Words | 164 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 5, 6, 9, 6, 7 |
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