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I Wish I was a Metaphor
By Ian G. Clifton
December 14th, 2002
I wish I had someone to write to
I wish I had someone to see
I wish I had someone to hug close
I wish I had someone for me
There is sharp glass all around
There's a small shiny section
It is like a mirror
Showing just half of perfection
I'm like a complicated puzzle
Just barely half complete
I've tried to find the other half
But it's such an impossible feat
Every time I get close
To a piece that just might stay
I find I can't open up
And that piece gets away
I wish I had someone to write to
I wish I had someone to see
I wish I had someone to hug close
I wish I had someone for me
I'm like an endless ocean
So much swimming in me
But maybe I'm too deep
And my insides no-one can see
Some things are so far down
Even I don't know they are there
And so few look deep enough
To even show they care
Other waters are shallow
They cover a small zone
And yet they have companions
But I am always alone
I wish I had someone to write to
I wish I had someone to see
I wish I had someone to hug close
I wish I had someone for me
I pull more than my weight
So I guess I'm like the moon
I wish more people would visit
And I wish they'd do it soon
I could be a tall mountain
My head is always cool
Many are scared to traverse me
And each is a fool
I am a piece of grass
Blending in with the rest
I always tried to stand out
But I was never the best
I wish I had someone to write to
I wish I had someone to see
I wish I had someone to hug close
I wish I had someone for me