The Inevitable Visit
I was told I had you.
That I had enough of you.
You clouded my mind, blinded my eyes.
If only I could hold you, and see through the lies.
To notice the daisies blooming in the field.
But in the blink of an eye they have all died out. I kneel.
The fragile petals resting in my hand.
A shift in the air. Summer has gone.
I can feel you approaching.
Through the talk of the trees, the songs of the seas.
The whispers in my mind.
Slowly tearing away the one I used to be.
Snow is falling, and I can no longer
Pretend that i don't see.
No matter how many words I put to paper,
Free of you, I will never be.
E.R.W.
About this poem
A poem about time, the future, and the inevitability of growing up.
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Written on September 20, 2021
Submitted by esther_1 on October 05, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | AABB XXXX XXXC DCDC |
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 592 |
Words | 129 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
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