Bad thoughts



Sitting outside looking at the sky
Remembering asking why
Thinking back to that faithful night
Hoping things might change for the right

Realizing that I felt this way for a long time
Knowing you will never be mine
Doing things I know that aren’t sane
Feeling down and looking mundane

Have the urge to see red
But instead I go lay in bed
Few times I came close to the end
But then I decided to mend

So I say stay away bad thoughts
You are not welcome here
You better not come back you dare

Why I am still here
Because I didn’t let the bad thoughts get me
Thanks to my kids forever be thankful
They will always be my world
 

About this poem

It’s about how I feel and don’t think I belong anywhere

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Written on August 03, 2022

Submitted by Reidyk100 on August 03, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AABB XXCC DDEE XFX FXXX
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 643
Words 140
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 3, 4

Katrina Reidy

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