Suffocation



I didn't learn to breathe
until i was sixteen
I was told it was for the best
that i don't leave her nest

I didn’t have a voice
not even a single choice
I was taught to cower
before those “in power”

I didn’t have a say
not a single day
My whole life I was invalidated
and told it was fated

But now my sisters could breathe
all thanks of me
They are allowed to live
cause i was an experiment

My sisters have a voice
and allowed to have a choice
I suffered tremendously
for them to hate me

My sisters have a say
every single day
Of course i’m envious
cause my whole life was cautious

About this poem

A quick piece i wrote in 30 minutes to vent about my mom’s parenting.

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Written on September 13, 2022

Submitted by zoantalina on September 13, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AXBB CCDD EEXX AFXX CCFF EEGG
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 597
Words 126
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4

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