Pretty Boy
Tatum Hendricks 2007 (Port Elizabeth)
He's my pretty boy
He never says hi
Or even goodbye
He always walks in his void
There's no substance
Not even a voice
Nothing I can feel in that face
Only a statue
Wandering in all of his grace
I want to touch him
And see him
For who is really there
I want to know him
And maybe feel a tiny feel of hair
With eyes like mine
That see the things I really don't have to see
I saw a boy
Who probably saw me
About this poem
It's about the feeling of longing, wanting to get closer/connect with someone on a deeper level but being unable to because there's nothing to know, no soul.
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Written on April 23, 2024
Submitted by fallonmatabiele on April 24, 2024
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | ABBX XXCXC DDEDE XFAF |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 406 |
Words | 92 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 5, 5, 4 |
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