Hollow man
There's a man down the hollows
Where there's no shed of light,
So that darkness can roam naked
And shadows can't pry.
Don't bother with hope;
You'll find him at the bottom of the sea
laying his bed
With the last round of bubbles.
Don't bother with love;
Unless you count the dreams
And his Beautiful mind,
Until void gains more space.
Now why bother with faith,
When there's no sun to prove -
Only to live a while
And to die for longer.
And I know you'd ask for patience
Like any human can afford!
But of course he'd wait
I mean, where can a dead man possibly go!
About this poem
A poem of reflection on life struggles; the seemingly unfair circumstances faced by the poet, to a point of concede.
Font size:
Written on January 15, 2022
Submitted by Bardwitty on June 15, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
- 39 sec read
- 11 Views
Quick analysis:
Scheme | XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX |
---|---|
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 569 |
Words | 124 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Translation
Find a translation for this poem in other languages:
Select another language:
- - Select -
- 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
- 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
- Español (Spanish)
- Esperanto (Esperanto)
- 日本語 (Japanese)
- Português (Portuguese)
- Deutsch (German)
- العربية (Arabic)
- Français (French)
- Русский (Russian)
- ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
- 한국어 (Korean)
- עברית (Hebrew)
- Gaeilge (Irish)
- Українська (Ukrainian)
- اردو (Urdu)
- Magyar (Hungarian)
- मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
- Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Italiano (Italian)
- தமிழ் (Tamil)
- Türkçe (Turkish)
- తెలుగు (Telugu)
- ภาษาไทย (Thai)
- Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
- Čeština (Czech)
- Polski (Polish)
- Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Românește (Romanian)
- Nederlands (Dutch)
- Ελληνικά (Greek)
- Latinum (Latin)
- Svenska (Swedish)
- Dansk (Danish)
- Suomi (Finnish)
- فارسی (Persian)
- ייִדיש (Yiddish)
- հայերեն (Armenian)
- Norsk (Norwegian)
- English (English)
Citation
Use the citation below to add this poem to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"Hollow man" Poetry.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 20 Sep. 2024. <https://www.poetry.com/poem/129991/hollow-man>.
Discuss the poem Hollow man with the community...
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In