the wilt
reality began to look like a dying field
of malnourished dreams in dire need
of a premature harvest because these were not
ripe enough to be consumed by me
thus i would plant a new seed
nurture it, water it, and remove all its weeds
fertilize the fields with newly found hope
that these new dreams will bear a desirable yield
now i am left with a task: to uproot
what is left of the dying dreams that i knew
the dreams that saw how life can be a brute
that kills one dream and lets the others follow in suit
About this poem
This poem is a brief expression of how I felt when I had to let go of my dreams of being a musician after having invested my time and effort into it in hopes that it will bear the fruits of joy and satisfaction. The lack of punctuation and use of lowercase is symbolic of not only how quick I had to let go of this dream, gather myself and move on, but also of how belittled I felt when I was told that this dream of mine is nothing but a "pipe" or "false" dream. more »
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Written on June 23, 2022
Submitted on June 23, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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| Scheme | ABXX BXXA CXCC |
|---|---|
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 509 |
| Words | 103 |
| Stanzas | 3 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4 |
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