Ghosted



I’m not saying I need closure
Or that you had to say why
I would have kept my composure
While you said a simple goodbye

It’s hard to see messages undelivered
Or that you’re never online
I wonder if your connection is severed
And I wonder if you’re fine

Even though we never met in person
You were a friend of mine
I didn’t notice our relationship worsen
When we chatted on-line

It took a while before I realized
That you weren’t just AFK
But your friends list downsized
And we’ll no longer play.

You encouraged me to post my first poem
You convinced me I had some talent
In writing words and feelings unspoken
Asking your critique became a habit

I guess I was wrong
I’d like some closure
But now you’re gone
Goodbye “Ambrosia”

About this poem

Definitions: AFK: acronym- Away From Keyboard GHOSTING is a colloquial term used to describe the practice of ceasing all communication and contact with a partner, friend, or similar individual without any apparent warning or justification and subsequently ignoring any attempts to reach out or communicate made by said partner, friend, or individua

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Written on October 20, 2020

Submitted by muzz on December 11, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABAB CDCD EDED FGFX XXEX GAXX
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 753
Words 142
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4

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