The painting on the wall
Hung up on the wall,
To be seen by them all.
Into my room comes adults,
Here to find results.
Some come to cry, and some come to laugh.
Others tend to pry while others pass.
There are those who don’t show and those who don’t care.
While my true friends are those who share.
People leave and people come.
But for the ones I care it’s that small some.
Those who come to seek help.
They may start to yelp.
They struggle and fight,
All of this in my sight.
As much as it frightens me to see them leave.
There is one thing that I believe.
There will be more new stories to hear.
I’ll be here to watch them be steered.
About this poem
This poem is from the viewpoint of a painting on the wall. It is located in a room in a rehab center.
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Written on September 22, 2022
Submitted by Bytre on September 25, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 621 |
Words | 141 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 18 |
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