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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Scheme AABBCCAADD EEFFGGHHDD
Closest metre Iambic heptameter
Characters 980
Words 204
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 10, 10

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