Potential
Misty Gray 1990 (West Virginia)
When you look at yourself what do you see?
Do you see failure? Potential? Worry or Good?
Or do you not know what you can be
So many people see the what could
Why do you only see the bad
Is it everything that you have gone through
What made you mad?
You can’t see anything I see
I’m sure you think to yourself… Can I be set free?
You’ll see brighter days again
Until then smile every chance you get
Even when you can’t
Be someone's reason to smile everyone in the world
You could take an inch but you see the whole mile
Take every day step by step
For you are only here for a little while
About this poem
This poem is about seeing your own potential
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Submitted by misty.designs4u on April 30, 2024
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | ABABCDCAAEFGHIJI |
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 607 |
Words | 131 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 16 |
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