A challenge for tomorrow
Saarthak Jain 2007 (New Delhi)
I walked through the gate
Only to be surrounded by a wave of blue
Amongst a generation raised by their cellphones
I could see judgement on faces
Stares onto me
Whispers through crowds
My “friends”,
I could hear it
Was my shirt not tucked in ?
Was my zipper down ?
Was I looking fat ?
Am I ugly.
I could predict cursors moving
Canva links openings
Insta notifications incoming
A viral meme generating
But also, A soul dying
Was I on display ?
Am I, In a room with a glass wall ?
I lost my spirit to learn
I simply lost my joy
I simply lost
So, I turned back
Sat In my car
And left
Back under the covers of my blanket
Back under the covers from society
Now, it is a challenge for tomorrow
About this poem
The poem is derived from a unique and weird feeling I got when I first entered my school after 2 years of the pandemic
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Written on August 27, 2022
Submitted by Saarthak3007 on September 03, 2022
Modified on March 15, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | XXA ABAAX XXXB CACCC XX XXX XXX XB X |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 721 |
Words | 166 |
Stanzas | 9 |
Stanza Lengths | 3, 5, 4, 5, 2, 3, 3, 2, 1 |
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