We're trying
Maybe there is no importance to living;
simply the matter of being
awake, alive, alight with fire
burning with a passion for
the unknown is reason enough to exist.
The unknown calls out to you, me, us.
Do we answer it blindly?
Or do we let it keep calling,
hoping our ears will stop ringing one day,
leave us alone,
we’re trying to survive here,
we’re trying to stop feeling like
we want to die here?!
About this poem
I wrote this poem sometime during the great quarantine era back when everyone in America stayed inside while we slowly learned more about Covid-19. I was feeling very depressed, as was most of the world I'd assume, so I tried using poetry as a way to express myself in a healthier way than just sleeping all day long.
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Written on March 27, 2020
Submitted by cheesekim143 on June 02, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
| Scheme | AAXXX XXAXXBXB |
|---|---|
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 406 |
| Words | 85 |
| Stanzas | 2 |
| Stanza Lengths | 5, 8 |
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