Perplexed?
Perplexed?
What was it that I wanted to say
How is it that I often feel this way
Walk with me and be a friend
Talk to me and give me some time to respond
I am who I say that I am
Are you the person you want me to be?Emily said: “I’m nobody…”
That fits with me…as there will come a day
When I shall fly away and shed
Not a single dare, fear or tear.
7/21/2017
About this poem
Life and death and the value of an authentic self!
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Written on July 21, 2017
Submitted by PaulParker on July 21, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | AAXXX XAXX |
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 358 |
Words | 80 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 5, 4 |
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