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Loss and confidence

David Rivera 1992 (Bogotá)

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I doubt and doubt.
I affirm and deny.
I begin and end.

I cry.
I try.
I might
be my light.

The gnomon stand still.
Can the time remain ill?


I doubt and doubt,
and after all,
I return.

About this poem

About getting lost and return with new meaning and strenght.

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Written on April 28, 2022

Submitted by er759134 on April 28, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme Abx bbcc dd Axx
Closest metre Iambic dimeter
Characters 187
Words 53
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 3, 4, 2, 3
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David Rivera

I was born in Bogotá, Colombia. I studied plastic arts. I try to write at least a few lines everyday. Sometimes some feelings are expereinced too hard that the write form tells the hand and body state. I like to think that letters are dancing. more…

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