How...
How can we be so good
to say the right words
to the people we care
but not to ourselves
when we needed it the most?
How can we be so kind
to show compassion
even to the rudest of rude
but not to ourselves
when we needed it the most?
How can we spend
so much time
to listen to others
but not to ourselves
when it really matters most?
How can we stay
fo longer than we should
to be there for others
but not for ourselves
when we should be there the most?
How can we turn away
so much for other's say
to be the better one
but not for ourselves
when we shouldn't be the shadow of our own?
About this poem
A reflection
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Written on February 26, 2023
Submitted by saudanih2 on February 27, 2023
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | axxbC xdxBC xxeBc faeBc ffdBx |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 594 |
Words | 135 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 5, 5, 5, 5, 5 |
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