Am I Still Dreaming?
I woke up from a deep sleep
I couldn't even think because my nightmare was too deep
I saw brothers killin brothers
And babies cursin-out their mothers
I'm glad it was just a dream
I saw brothers droppin out of school
Hangin and Slangin on the corner; thinkin it was cool
I wiped tears from their mothers' eyes
Tryin to erase the tragedy of the Drive-Bys
Man, I'm glad it was only a dream
Starved minds wouldn't eat; didn't wanna feed
Graduated from high school; unable to read
Young, jobless brothers drove the fancy cars
Only later to dwell in the home of the prison bars
Is this reality or AM I STILL DREAMIN?
About this poem
This is a poem I wrote, at the age of 12, after having a DREAM!
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Written on May 19, 1983
Submitted by Humble1 on July 22, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | AABBC DDXBC XXEEX |
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 613 |
Words | 116 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 5, 5, 5 |
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