Poem Analysis: My Great Grandpa Cowling

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In verse 1 when it say’s ( I know you're somewhere out there ). It makes me think of my Great Grandpa Cowling. He’s somewhere out there but just not in this world. When you look at verse 2 it say’s ( talking to the moon ) Since i am the only girl out of 7 kids on my dad's side of the family, I got up to my room and start talking to myself. If you listen to verse 4 it say’s ( The talk of the town ), the town is actually my 6 brothers when they talk like they're the boss i go up to my room. In verse 5 it say’s ( Someone's talking back ), It's my great grandpa Cowling he is talking back to me. In verse 7 it says ( At night when the stars light up my room ), at night when the stars light up my room I am up in my room talking to

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