you are golden — Summary

PrecillaRomantic

you were like that first ray of sunshine falling onto every hard and rough surface of the ground. you were you, with every gut and confidence in this world; then you have me, like the wrinkling cracks on the wall hoping I could just stay alive with you being by my side...

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Precilla's poem is a short tribute to someone the speaker admires deeply, and a quiet confession of how fragile the speaker feels beside them. The subtitle, "you are golden," sets the tone. The other person is compared to the first ray of sunshine, which lands on even the hardest, roughest ground and makes it look softer. They are also described as confident and bold, someone who walks through the world with real nerve.

Then the poem turns to the speaker, who is "like the wrinkling cracks on the wall." It's an image of something worn and damaged, hanging on. The speaker hopes only to "stay alive" with this person nearby, which suggests that the other's presence is a kind of support, maybe even a lifeline. The trailing ellipsis leaves the thought unfinished, as if the speaker is unsure it will come true.

The mood is tender and a little vulnerable: warm admiration mixed with insecurity and need.

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