# Wishes explained — Poetry

> Chapter companion for Poetry by Georgia Douglas Johnson.

## What happens

The narrator expresses a deep yearning to break free from the familiar and explore the unknown, questioning whether inner dreams will flourish or fade, and longing to escape sorrow by sailing to an undiscovered place.

## Themes in this chapter

### Hope and Vision for the Future

The narrator's wishes reflect a hopeful vision of exploring beyond the known and realizing dreams.

### Isolation and Otherness

The desire to sail to an unknown place and keep tears suggests a sense of isolation and otherness from the familiar world.

## Character check-ins

### Unknown

The speaker voices a restless desire to transcend the mundane and seek new horizons.

### Hope

Hope is implied as the narrator wishes to see if dreams will come to pass.

## Key lines

> I want to stand on the daylight’s edge and see where the sunsets go.

I yearn to be at the boundary of day and night, to witness the destination of the setting sun.

_Expresses a longing for new perspectives and experiences beyond the ordinary._

> I want to see if the dreams in me shall perish or come to pass.

I desire to discover whether my inner dreams will die or become reality.

_Highlights the uncertainty and hope regarding the fulfillment of personal aspirations._

> I want to keep all the tears I weep and sail to some unknown place.

I wish to hold onto every tear I shed and journey to an unfamiliar destination.

_Conveys a desire to preserve sorrow while escaping to a new, uncharted realm._

## Links

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