Analysis of Is halfway forever?

Tonya Richardson 1968 (Mississippi)



You’re gonna be ok, you’re gonna live for many more years I’m told, but I just can’t  see myself growing old.
I close my eyes and try hard to imagine it, but I just can’t see it not one little bit.
When I was a child I always saw myself growing up and having a husband and kids, but anything beyond that my mind simply forbids.
I just can’t see it no matter how hard I try, like it isn’t part of my plan and I have no idea why.
We all want to grow old and for a hundred years be together, but maybe for some….only halfway is forever.


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Characters 554
Words 115
Sentences 7
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 5
Lines Amount 5
Letters per line (avg) 81
Words per line (avg) 22
Letters per stanza (avg) 403
Words per stanza (avg) 111

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Not being able to imagine myself growing old

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Written on May 20, 2024

Submitted by Athomentexas2002 on May 21, 2024

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Tonya Richardson

I’m a 54 year old married mother of 2 daughters. I suffer from severe anxiety and depression. Poetry is my way of coping. more…

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