trickling flames of the future
glistening satire
sizzling backfire
listening requires
whistling choirs
of what I aspire
and who I admire
crowding in my head
shouting out instead
doubting what I’ve bled
drowning from a tread
but sprouting hope will spread
the clouding slope will shred
blissful and free
whimsical breeze
mystical glee
finical trees
I wish to sit on the throne
to mend my broken bones
I hope one day I’ll be known
and when cynics thrown stones
shield of catharsis has grown
and I allow to be shown
my progression of tone
and my ease in the warzone
I hope day I can see
all the potential in me
abandon the treachery
before the epiphany
I’ve gone into schemes blindly
but my aura gleams widely.
About this poem
I wrote this about the convolution, fear, excitement, anxiety, and thrill that comes with growing up.
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Written on February 17, 2023
Submitted by zoerebekah7 on February 26, 2023
Modified on April 09, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | XAXXAA BBBBBB CDCD EFEFEEEE CCCCCC |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 686 |
Words | 126 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 6, 6, 4, 8, 6 |
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