#7 Lonely Hearts

This poem is mainly about how all people in the world need somebody to love. It does not matter who they are or what their personality is, we all need love in our lives. THe poem repeats the same line, "Can someone make my simple wish come true" and "Do you live in New London? Is it you?" in just about every other stanza. This allows for the poem to flow and get the main points across. Reading this the first time, I saw how the author made it important to show a diversity between the people it addressed. This poem was easy for me to understand because of the pattern and the obvious theme. One of the questions at the end says the title refers to the "Personals" advertising section in a newspaper. I can definately see this in a newspaper or magazine. The questions infer it is looking for someone to meet the requirements given.