Hold Me While You Wait is the song lyrics I chose to use. Everytime I listen to this song and look at the lyrics I always feel a connection to it. The words that the artist uses makes me think about my life and what I can let go of and still hold onto. The song uses “I wish” multiple times in it, and when I listen to it, I have my own wishes to think about, but as other people listen to it they think about their own things. This song inspired me to create my found poem from it and I want readers to know that it’s okay to not always save yourself. It is okay to get help from others and get saved from other people.
After reading the song over a couple of times I really wanted to point out some of what I think are the key points. When I listen to this song it reminds me of a person to remember to themselves that they are still worthey, the still need to fight for themselves, and there will always be someone else there to back you up. Even when someone is feeling very alone, they will always have someone by their side. I purposely put three “I Wish” lyrics down in the poem because I think that it is important that people do have wishes and that they do see them come to life. I hope this message can get through to everyone, for them knowing that they are not alone.
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Hi Lexi! Your found poem was really meaningful and something that many people can relate to. People can have can wish upon so many things so including it three times helps to make it more personal. Also using the word “I” helps makes it more personal and powerful. I like how you spaced out the words especially at the end because it made me think that someone was suffering and did not know how to ask for help. That brought me back to the post where you mentioned, “It is okay to get help” because some people never know how to ask for help without being embarrassed about it.
Hey Lexi! I really enjoyed your poem and how you picked these specific pieces from the song. This song is one of my favorites so I was very eager to see how you would make it into something new. I think your poem delivers your message well that sometimes people need help from others. I’m interested if there is a specific way to read your poem considering the spaces in between. Overall, you did a great job with your poem!
This was really good, I liked how you used the spacing of the words, to me it felt like the person singing was falling in despair and the part about saving was when they were about to reach the bottom and that’s when they needed it most. Your repetition also made it sound sincere and truthful.