Shut off the light
Please God wait! I need my mind so I can create.
I’m in a rush to write. Cause my mind isn’t right. I want to write rhymes and fiction.
Yet my mind suffers with this forgetful affliction.
I feel like I’m fighting with my own mind. It’s crazy when I don’t remember what I did last night.
I’m not giving up so easy. I’m going to write till my mind gives up this fight. I’ll write till I can no longer rhyme. I’ll write till my mind shuts off it’s light.
About this poem
I’m experiencing short term memory loss which is getting worse. I have no diagnosis just yet. I pray there’s a pill that will stop its progression. I fear losing the ability to write one day. That’s what this poem is about.
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Written on June 01, 2024
Submitted by LatinX on June 01, 2024
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| Scheme | X AA B B |
|---|---|
| Characters | 483 |
| Words | 98 |
| Stanzas | 4 |
| Stanza Lengths | 1, 2, 1, 1 |
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