Wish — Summary

But once again my mind Is flooded with all the thoughts Of what I'm not

Perfect

Skinny

Pretty

Happy

And with each thought There is another cut With a wish Of finally being loved By someone Anyone Me.

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The speaker is caught in a spiral of self-criticism. Their mind fills with a list of everything they feel they aren't: perfect, skinny, pretty, happy. Each word sits on its own line, so it lands like a separate judgment, one after another. The opening "once again" tells us this isn't new. It's a pattern the speaker keeps falling back into.

The poem then turns darker. Each negative thought brings "another cut," which suggests self-harm, and the poem links that pain directly to a wish. What the speaker wants is simple and heartbreaking: to be loved by "someone / Anyone." The last word, "Me," changes everything. The speaker has been looking for love from others, but the deepest lack is love for themselves. The mood is raw, quiet, and sad, and the short lines make it feel like a confession whispered rather than a performance. It leaves the reader with a lingering ache.

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