You can be the beach
and
I will be the sand.
You can sail the oceans
and
I will rule the land.
You can shine the stars
and
I will hold the sky.
You can feel the sorrow
and
I will be the tear beneath your eye.
You can find the west
and
I will know the east.
You can have the most
and
I will claim the least.
You can be the leaves
and
I will be the trees.
You can blow the wind
and
I will bring the breeze.
You can show the day
and
I will rise the sun.
You can be the animals
and
I will watch you run.
You can keep your silence
and
I will be quite loud.
You can show humility
and
I will still be proud.
You can plant the garden
and
I will grow the flowers.
You can work the city
and
I will build the towers.
You can fly above
and
I will wait on ground.
You can form a square
and
I will roll around.
You can love the sweet
and
I will try the spicy.
You can hold the warmth
and
I will shield the icy.
You can spread the peace
and
I will fight the hate.
You can be my john
and
I will be your kate. (without the eight)
You can be my love
and
I will give you everything.
You can start our happiness
and
I will take a shiny ring.
You can be anything-just not none
because
I will then be nothing-but surely done.
What a great poem, Chelsea! So many contrasting ideas, which move between tones (ie the "sorrow"/'tear beneath your eye section" compared to the funny "I will be your kate. (without the eight)." I like the formal elements of this poem too--how the "and" stands alone until the penultimate line, where "because" finally reveals the cause/effect relationship the poem is trying to express. Really nice work.
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