My Fears
1. Another day dawns, and I am in disarray
Will I find my purpose or keep losing my way?
It was never my intention to be so lost
To have my dreams in limbo, in hardened frost
Time has dealt me a heavy hand
And fate gave me to an accursed land
Where greed and envy rule the day
Even night brings darkness and death to play
Who am I to tell what number of years
I must continue to face these hovering fears
2. I do not believe in succumbing to evil when it seems to rule
I do not pertain to know all that exists, I'd be a fool
But the existence of dark minded rulers enshrouds the continent
This could only lead to our doom, this is quite evident
In all this, I am expected to keep calm and not lose my head
Even though I am in constant struggle for my daily bread
Bah, enough of my helpless take on this accursed way of life
I will do what I can to bring an end to the raging strife
For though I cannot reverse the errors of the past years
I must use their lessons to obliterate my ever-present fears
About this poem
It is about an African youth's fear of the future
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Written on August 09, 2021
Submitted by georgednortey54 on August 09, 2021
Modified on March 27, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | AABBCCAADD EEFFGGHHDD |
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Closest metre | Iambic heptameter |
Characters | 980 |
Words | 204 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 10, 10 |
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