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Sometimes

Nathaniel Hackey 1983 (Madrid)

Sometimes I remember
Others I want to forget
But it's that struggle
That helps it live on
It happens more than I'd like to admit

Sometimes I daydream
Though I seem lost
I'm happy where I am
For it's what happened
That made me into this man

Sometimes they all walk away
Never look back
Or just visit to revisit
But I know what I am
No matter how close
Or distant
Sometimes I'm the better man
 
Sometimes is better than never

About this poem

You'll have to look within to get the answers you never hear from anyone else

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Written on February 20, 2023

Submitted by Nathaniel40 on February 21, 2023

Modified on April 20, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AXXXB XXCXD XXBCXXD A
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 442
Words 101
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 5, 5, 7, 1
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Nathaniel Hackey

40 year old combat veteran. Single father. Living with PTSD and injuries from the war. I have lost so many. But I'm blessed to have my two children. These writings are my mind and heart trying to find where I belong in the world. Cause I feel alone...now more than ever. more…

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