Your Attention

Michael Ullom 2004 (Fayetteville)



Your attention stays within me-
For many days after we've met;
It blankets me during the cold,
It comforts me when I'm upset.

But it never lasts long enough;
It's a fleeting reminder that-
Your attention may not come back,
She may vanish and she may crack.

So, do I still want to see you,
Or the person I've created?
Because what I see is not true,
Just an image I have painted.
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Written on July 17, 2021

Submitted by michaelu.47366 on February 23, 2023

Modified on March 27, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XAXA XXBB CDCD
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 380
Words 84
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4

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