Wishing Wells
The sun filtered through the trees and fell on your face in such a way,
it made me almost jealous that it could touch you so freely and I couldn’t.
I looked to the sky and wondered why you weren't mine already.
I'd been by your side for years, through the good and the bad.
I'd stuck around and listened and experienced and I knew you like no other.
So, I can't help but wonder how we got stuck here.
Maybe, I should start tossing my coins into wishing wells instead of rain buckets.
I never really believed in wishing wells, but if it would make you mine, then I'd do it.
Maybe, it's because there's another you have your heart set on?
Maybe, it’s because you don't want to ruin us.
I don't think you could if you tried.
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Written on 2018
Submitted by lifeasalyric on November 04, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic octameter |
Characters | 725 |
Words | 150 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 11 |
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