It would be nice — Summary

Before I died and ceased to exist, I used to be alone in the snow, No one would realise my existence, Nor would they try to, It was my sad life that I hated, Because it was so cold and isolated, But even my efforts to change, Were useless and were in vain, I had swung on the lowly swing, That was only held by old rope, Tied to a lonesome tree, Planted in the middle of nowhere, I had always watched from afar, The playful children that laughed, Played and sang in joy, I couldn't help the jealousy in my heart, Nor could I help the desperate tears, That flowed from my dead heart, I was always so frail and transparent, That I disappeared without event, It was a lot to think about, My whole life that was without meaning, The days I spent by myself, Were forgettable and gloomy, But, what if my life was different? I would gladly live it, The happiness and delight, That I never could attain, It would be nice, wouldn't it?

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The speaker is already dead, looking back on a life spent alone in the snow. Nobody noticed them, and nobody tried to. The images are small and bleak: a swing hanging from old rope on a lone tree in the middle of nowhere, and children playing and singing in the distance while the speaker watches. Their efforts to change things came to nothing, and the jealousy and tears they describe feel raw even though they call their heart "dead."

The mood is cold, quiet and sad. The speaker says they were so "frail and transparent" that they vanished "without event," which makes their death feel as unnoticed as their life. The ending shifts slightly. "What if my life was different?" brings a flicker of longing, and the closing question, "It would be nice, wouldn't it?", sounds wistful and almost hopeless, as if the speaker is asking the reader to agree.

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