Practical Poverty
As poverty got worse
I thought about leaving
Not far;
but weaving.
Somewhere
I could forget my problems
A vacation;
a grieving.
A place
where I could enjoy the sun
A place that far.
Where liquor was plenty
and drugs dependent
And I could see the teeth;
the smiling back at me;
the people's glee
Where I was
What I was doing
The people cared
actually.
I let them
I missed them
I wanted them
I craved them
I went
I saw
and enjoyed
and came back
I was home
I was happy
and I missed them
Strangers: not poor
practically
About this poem
Poverty is ignored for ignorance.
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Written on January 18, 2022
Submitted by Poetbird on January 18, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
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Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
Characters | 524 |
Words | 117 |
Stanzas | 9 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 3, 2, 3, 4, 4, 4, 5 |
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