The Road
One dry lonely road
Only sorrow does it bode
Only friend would be the bones
Countless, countless, countless stones
No well to fill the hollow soul
No food to fill my bowl
Sorrow lurks within my heart
Slowly, slowly, slowly tearing me apart
Falling to my knees
The Road Master ignores my pleas
No moisture left for tears
Sadness, sadness, sadness only hears
Choking on my own tongue
I wish my neck would be wrung
But no one will give me that luxury
I plead, plead, plead for mercy
About this poem
This poem addresses the sadness and pain of life. How lonely it can feel, how hopeless it can feel and that no one can help on the road of life.
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Submitted by chenerut on March 08, 2024
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| Scheme | AABB CCDD EEXX FFGG |
|---|---|
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 484 |
| Words | 94 |
| Stanzas | 4 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
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