"Can someone make my simple wish come true?" (973)
This quote comes from "Lonely Hearts" by Wendy Cope. The speaker is looking for a specific type of person to meet and hopefully fall in love with. The first tercet is looking for a male biker who wants to ride with a female companion. The second one is looking for a gay guy who is into Shakespeare and the sun. The third is looking for a young, bisexual executive looking to spice up their life. The fouth one is looking for someone successful and straight, attractive, and Jewish with a son. The fifth is looking for a slim, non-smoker, who is under the age of 21. I think that although each of these are looking for a specific type of person; they all have somehting in common. The repetition of specific lines makes it seem like they are all looking for the same thing. I also think that the short lines in the poem show an urgency and desperation because this shows that they are not too specific on who they want to meet. This is all taking the poem very literally so it may not be the most accurate interpretation.
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