Uncharted Sea
SPLASH!!!
You have just awakened from a deep slumber
to discover that life has violently
plummeted you into a deep uncharted sea
A sea which plays by its own rules
Being a visitor here
your latitude alters to its longitude
Sweeping you far from the intended destination
The higher we grasp in fear
the lower we sink in despair
reluctance only intensifies persistence
STOP
TAKE A BREATH
OBSERVE
We are not solo in this sea
scattered faces float about
unique in appearance
each face bearing its own expression
The water calms
the apprehension subsides
as you realize
all of us are together on this quest
At present our destination remains unclear
even though land appears in the distance
Arm in arm differences aside
we take a breath and begin to
swim------------------------------------------------------------
About this poem
Being dropped into a vast sea is the metaphor I use for how life feels sometimes But together we can do it
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Submitted by markl.65734 on February 04, 2023
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | XAA XXXB CXD X AXDB XXXX CD XXX |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 823 |
Words | 145 |
Stanzas | 8 |
Stanza Lengths | 3, 4, 3, 1, 4, 4, 2, 3 |
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