Analysis of He looked like you
I seen a man, he looked like you,
I couldn't help but stare, I was stuck like glue.
The way he kept his hair, his beard too,
He even held his hands like you used to.
I wanted to run to him and call him dad,
I started to cry, it made me so sad.
He looked like you in so many ways,
But he wasn't you, I was amazed.
I turned to leave, I had to go,
But first, one more look, I couldn't let go.
I went on my way with you on my mind,
Just one more look, you look so kind.
You were gone, where did you go ?
Were you just a dream ? I just don't know.
I hope I will see you again and see,
The image of my dad looking back at me.
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11011111 11011111111 011111111 1101111111 11011110111 1101111111 111101101 111011101 11111111 1111111011 1111111111 11111111 1011111 011011111 1111110101 01011110111 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 622 |
Words | 139 |
Sentences | 10 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 16 |
Lines Amount | 16 |
Letters per line (avg) | 28 |
Words per line (avg) | 9 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 448 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 147 |
About this poem
This poem is true, I really did see this man and felt this way.
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Written on October 27, 2004
Submitted by Sam-CBLHM on September 06, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
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