I Need Answers
Macey Howell 1987 (Atlanta)
My days are full of sorrow,
Why is there no sunshine left to borrow?
My parents would just say,
"It's His plan, he'll send you a golden ray"
If that's the case why will no one stay?
Day after day abandonment awaits my doorstep.
I try to retrace my steps but still can't find my way.
I need answers.
If everything is in the works of the "Lord" up above,
why am I sitting here writing this poem,
hoping someone can relate.
Cause I'm lost in a maze of bad days,
praying (to Him) ill find my way.
I try and look away from the pain,
but it's no sunshine all rain.
If He is listening I ask, no beg, of you,
take this cancer away.
I need answers.
About this poem
my struggles with mental illness and religion.
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Written on December 09, 2022
Submitted by macy.howell on December 10, 2022
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | aabbbxbC xxxxbddxbC |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 640 |
Words | 146 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 8, 10 |
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