Smile Missed



For each scar that I carry aren’t the same
I find myself only to blame.
 Screaming inside but not one soul hears,
poisoning my body trying to stop the tears.
 Gave up the one and only thing I adore,
but for him I wanted so much more.
 That smile etched into my mind and soul
years gone by mind taken a toll.
 My mind is my own prison hell,
placed in chains and shackles given no bail.
 Hours I sit and staring off in wonder,
is he like me does he just sit around and ponder?
 Reasons of mine you may not understand,
with these cards he has a better hand.
 Hope held on to, dare I say
to see that smile again one sunny day.

About this poem

This poem is written during a very hard part of my life about a situation I had to make a very hard decision on!! I was so full of guilt and grief and found that writing this helped me release some of that but it will also be something that will serve as a purpose later on in life!

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Written on August 01, 2023

Submitted by jonita_m on December 03, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AABCDDEEFGHHIIJJ
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 624
Words 138
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 16

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