Let me go



Let me go, release me, like a flying kite.
Let me go, let me fade, like  the day, turns into night.
Watch me sink, like the deep, orange setting sun.
For t'was a sunset of dreams, I once provided, for everyone.

Let me go, the person that I once, used to be-
For I'm no longer them, I've changed to a "new" me.
Someone, who is forgetful and confused, with time and place,
soon, I will not recognize you, may not even know your face.

Let me go, remember the good times, we used to share.
Just hold my hand and show me, that you care.
As we venture on wards, my love to you, I send.
Our love will keep us going, as I near the final bend.

About this poem

This poem is about a mother, who is suffering with alzheimers and who the children no longer recognize, as she has changed so much- into a strange and different character.

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Written on March 15, 2023

Submitted by ljsanders on June 08, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AABB CCDD EEFF
Closest metre Iambic hexameter
Characters 636
Words 141
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4

Laura Sanders

I live in Dorset in the U.K.I am inspired by nature and the countryside, especially the seasons, and the weather.I write about all sorts of topics and my poems are usually rhyming, haiku or free verse. more…

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