Stardust
Nandawula Regine Kabali-Kagwa (NRK-K) 2000 (South Africa)
He wished he knew sooner
To have noticed the stubborn intensity of denial
That effortlessly ran from his lips
Dedicated to catch up to the "wishful thinker"
Her
Guilt will forever stay rooted within him
Guilt that endured a growth spurt every time
Only to be uprooted by refusal
He simply refused to accept that he was wrong
He wished he was never too late
Late to notice that time has weathered away her patience
It now lay brittle, like the theme of autumn
Broken down further by her "wishes lost"
For she wanted "everlasting"
And he only had "temporary" to give
As the time ran low from dusk until dawn
Their Golden Hourglass chimed their finale
He wished he knew sooner
Now he understood the brutality of "wishes unreceived"
As she had mistaken him for a Shooting Star
When he was just... His Own Light
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Written on August 12, 2020
Submitted by Nanda_Regine on June 23, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | Abxa xxbx cxxx xxxx Acxx |
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 819 |
Words | 158 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
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