I Want to be a Bird
When I come back in my next life
I want to be a bird.
I’ll be free from political strife,
And my ways won’t seem absurd.
I’ll soar and sing and play all day
Riding the currents of air
I’ll see the world in a different way
And will say that life is fair.
I won’t be limited to pleasing others
With no regard for myself.
I won’t be labeled whom I’m not
Nor confined to a narrow shelf.
When I’m a bird I’ll be so free
With a panoramic view.
I will flit from tree to tree.
I’ll wing to somewhere new.
I won’t be stuck in one small place
That feels like a prison cell
I’ll be able to see the world
And I plan to see it well.
About this poem
This poem came to me while on my daily walk as I watched various birds with envy.
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Written on June 26, 2023
Submitted by janet_1 on July 30, 2023
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Quick analysis:
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 657 |
Words | 150 |
Stanzas | 10 |
Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2 |
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