Let Me Because I Want To
I want to twirl in thunderstorms,
But you hold me back.
I want to sing with the lightning and duet with the thunder,
But you shut me up.
I want to go bare foot in the snow,
But you shove shoes on my feet.
I want to fall back in the rain
And let it pound on my bare face,
But you cover me with an umbrella.
I want to destroy the puddles left behind,
But you force me inside.
I want to be covered in mud,
But you'd ground me.
Please,
Just let me because I want to.
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Submitted on May 02, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 448 |
Words | 99 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 13, 2 |
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