I Am You

I am you as you would hope
to be if hope should get you
nothing that wanting provides—
It divides and I am you.

I am you when wiser, older
when better and more than you
I am what you ne’er dream of
and I love what I am too.

Your only hope lies in wishes—
If fishes, the sea would be
full to the brim with silver
scales, silver moon, glass debris.

And I am you or will be
if such the needing be true
I am you and your savior
ulterior, somehow you.

I Am You
6.2.03
Structure: Irish Awdl Gywudd
Stanza Type: quatrain
Lines: 4
Accents: varies
Syllables: 7 per line
Rhyme:

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