IF TOMORROW(15/6/2022) IS MY LAST DAY
GIDRAF MWANGI 1992 (Murang'a)
Today is 14th June 2022
And I hope tomorrow is the end.
I have always known it would end
But I always hoped not this painfully
I do not exactly want to die
But I definitely can't continue this way
Dreaming and yearning for life
But remaining a living-dead
I have always been alone and lonely
And I will die alone and lonely
All the friendships I cultivated
Always betrayed or deserted
Now I don't seek for friendships
I fear any form of socialization
When ninety percent betray
A new friendship is a fatal mistake
I have slept hungry too many times
I have eaten too much hog's food
Despite a vivid banquet fantasy
It can only last for so long
Living in a children's home was no home
And renting a room is no home
I am tired of dreading the landlord
And being thrown out every time
I am weary of watching others succeed
While my dreams remain just that
What mistake did I ever do
To make my dreams invalid?
Let me rest my weary bones.
About this poem
A silent plea for help.
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Submitted by GIDRAF on October 04, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | XAAB XCXX BBDD XXCX XXBX EEXX XXXX X |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 940 |
Words | 188 |
Stanzas | 8 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1 |
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