The Old man versus the OLD MAN



A glinting moonlight
Lit enough to cover the night
Calls forth the birth of a child
Amidst the domestic and wild

Crawling, now walking
Muttering sounds, now talking
Growth is occurring
And keeps recurring

Now of age
Breaks out of the cage
Turns to an entity of rage
Portrays a bad image

Fagged out of mobster's life
Disposes gun and knife
Settles down with a wife
Happy to start a new life

Knock! Knock! Knock!
It's the 'Old man'
At the door of the 'New man'.
The bad YOUNG BOY is now a good OLD MAN

The past comes haunting
To overcome is daunting
How will he end?

About this poem

A piece of art that emphasizes on the account of man's life, vices perpetuated, and how they haunt in the future, long after repentance.

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Written on September 16, 2022

Submitted by okorodave2000 on September 16, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AABB CCCC DDDX EEEE XFFF CCX
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 570
Words 116
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3

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