Hellven



It swims out of the river of blood
Trapped before its eyes got open
Confused in the firmament
Looking for what to hold on to
The Book shows light
It tenaciously holds on to it
for living and for life
But now there are a thousand meanings
Tossing it round the forces and elements
At ease, not at peace
In battle, not in war
Play, cry, laugh, strive, all come to nought
Help cannot help
It was it at first
It's it at last
After being pumelled by the weather
And gets swallowed by dust
It then goes to where not known.

About this poem

This poem has not been published. It a reflection on birth and death.

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Written on August 23, 2000

Submitted by sam_edmund on August 01, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABACDEFGHIJAKLMNOP
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 498
Words 102
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 18

Samuel Adegbembo

Samuel Adegbembo is a school teacher of English and Literature. He hopes to publish his collection of poems this year (2021). more…

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