Ash Colored Glasses
Robert Joseph 1980 (USA)
Obliterated by the explosion
Unreserved in my contempt
Lest I hold it in
And blow up within
Gray foggy atmosphere consumes all I hold dear
But like a warrior dying with honor,
I shall not fear
Blue rays and a purple haze
Radioactive and dangerous to touch
Given all that has become me
My mutant legacy will have to burn
Burn into a forgettable pile of ashes,
Otherwise I'd be viewed
Through unflattering glasses
And I wouldn’t blame you if you ran
How could any put-together man
Understand someone like myself,
When not even I can?
About this poem
This is a poem about the trauma experienced in childhood, as far back as can be remembered; and the devastating results that occurred from the PTSD associated with it as an adults.
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Written on July 11, 2005
Submitted on February 14, 2023
Modified on March 05, 2023
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| Scheme | AXBB CXC XXXX DXDE EXA |
|---|---|
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 539 |
| Words | 103 |
| Stanzas | 5 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 3, 4, 4, 3 |
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