ilover1508 wrote:metering is currect grammar basically . It is when you put a period to stop where you think the reader should pause and take in most and formost
In poetry meter refers to the sound and pace of the words. It has nothing to do with grammar. Meter is crafting the syllables into a rhythm.
to be | or not | to be,
Note the rhythm of this line. It's iambic or da-DUM.
Look up information on meter and read poems with scansion notation. It will help you understand the concept better.
Here's your poem edited to add meter and with a tighter rhyme scheme.
A. I hate when the sun shines
B. for all but me.
C. I hate when your heart beats
B. for her, not me.
D. I hate the darkness
E. with hopeful voice I say,
F. as shadows close in,
E. “Come what may.”