Salt
I cannot with my crippled fingers paint the sky with all its tears,
I cannot with these trembling arms hide insecurity in the mirrors,
I cannot with these broken legs walk the distance that it takes,
To get to love, to hope, to you - wherever that safe place is,
And somehow you still love me,
Somehow you seem to care,
And though I want to say I love you, you see, it would be unfair,
Because you deserve so much better than I am or ever could be,
Because you’re a faceted jewel in the rough,
And I’m a grain of salt to the sea,
About this poem
I wanted to try and express a nameless but confusing emotion that I think many people have had in an artful way. I hope it is enjoyed by those who read it.
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Written on May 24, 2022
Submitted by fletcherjaney on May 25, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | ABCDEFFEGE |
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Closest metre | Iambic heptameter |
Characters | 534 |
Words | 115 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 10 |
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