down way under



gasping for something, anything real
being submerged, consumed
the void looms near, the time i have dwindles
no regrets…
besides maybe a few lingering unanswered questions;
“will anyone remember me?”
“will anyone care”
“who will cherish what i have brought onto this earth?”
“have a brought anything to this earth”
besides pain, tears, and sorrow…
i suddenly don’t want to go
i want to live, i don’t want to go
theres so much more to do, to see, to experience
but its too late
and ive been consumed
down
way
under

About this poem

It’s about death and how we only have so much time. The questions that come with death and will yours leave an impact.

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Written on November 12, 2022

Submitted by gracieserper on November 12, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABCDEFGHHIIIJKBLMN
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 543
Words 100
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 18

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