Drip

Reiko Marrs 1992 (New Jersey)



We run our fingers
Through the sky.
Brittle bones hoping
To hold the clouds...
As Ignorant winds playfully
Spiral along.

We watch selfishly
With eyes made of glass,
Projecting illusions...
That can never be touched.

Time moves omnipotently
Without challenge
Feeding and thriving.
Its breath smells of contrition
With a belly full of yesterdays.

Liquefied reality dissolves
Down the line...
Humanity ever rapacious, patiently
Waiting to be drip-fed...

About this poem

People want so much and will do anything to get it. The lure of perfection can drive them to desperate measures.

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Written on July 12, 2021

Submitted by Marrs on November 15, 2022

Modified by Marrs on November 15, 2022

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XXAXBX BXXX BXAXX XXBX
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 461
Words 86
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 6, 4, 5, 4

Reiko Marrs

Just a poet in love with words and writing. I have been writing poetry since 14-15yrs old. Nothing is more important to me than my writing. more…

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