What am I doing wrong?



as                   What am I doing wrong?
I look inside my facebook page, to get the news, see what;s the rage.
I check my mail to see what's new, not a soul has me pursued.

I check inside my poetry site, to get one read, it's only right.  No matter what I seem to do, it turns around and makes me blue.

I fall and hurt my back one day, An Aorta sleeve you need they say.
Before my Aorta can be fixed, a triple bypass must be next.

By-pass done and Aorta repaired, Pulmonary fibrosis has on me stared. I walk each day with oxygen on, now tell me friend, what am I doing wrong?

About this poem

Life lately has been on the downturn. I need to write about it so it can take an opposite turn.

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Written on September 24, 2022

Submitted by nicholass.78787 on September 24, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AXX X XX A
Characters 581
Words 125
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 3, 1, 2, 1

Nicholas Sheehan

Married with children, and grandchildren. My poetry seems like automatic writing. I seem to feel the first line and the rest unfolds in front of me, a little tweeking and whalla, it's finished. more…

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