Wasted



Why spend time or another dime wasted,
On repeatedly receiving the same results.
To achieve successfully.
Perhaps for many,
This act is intended and meant...
To save and preserve,
What is little left of common sense to use.
With it wished to want and hope,
Thinking done to do this eventually...
Will be recognized to honor,
Those brave enough to expose themselves...
As pioneers by the ones,
Awaking to discover being conscious...
Is an experience more enjoyed to explore,
Over the staying limited...
Within boundaries restricted to ignorance.
Rumored to be more satisfying,
If one's thought process was left...
To others with proven track records,
Of accomplishing deception...
Without the need to point fingers,
At the ones...
Noticeably amateurs.
And obviously too brain dead to know,
How many dimes are needed...
Before realizing time to find more is a waste!

'Ten pennies make one dime, right?'

'God?
This is not happening, is it?
Too much of this craze is imagined, right?'

'I thought the same thing too.
But today,
Ten pennies to make one dime...
Only takes 90 more to make a whole dollar.'

'I was not talking to you.
I was talking to God!'

'That's stupid.
Everybody knows,
There will be pennies from Heaven to come...
For you and me.
If we prayed for a falling star.'

'God?
It is happening.
Isn't it?
Okay.
Who am I to question,
Just how mysterious your ways can be?'

'I don't believe this.
While you and God,
Were in a confidential conference.
And you held your head up towards the sky,
With your eyes closed.
This Ten dollar bill landed at my feet.
Appearing from nowhere.
I can't believe this!
You are right.
God does work in mysterious ways.
And if I had 'my' eyes closed,
I would have missed my blessing!'
Font size:
Collection  PDF     
 

Written on July 27, 2023

Submitted by lpahtillah on July 24, 2023

1:51 min read
4

Quick analysis:

Scheme axbbxxxxbcxdxxaefxxghdhxax i Jki lmxc lj axxbx Jfkmgb njexoxxnixof
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 1,726
Words 366
Stanzas 8
Stanza Lengths 26, 1, 3, 4, 2, 5, 6, 12

Discuss the poem Wasted with the community...

0 Comments

    Translation

    Find a translation for this poem in other languages:

    Select another language:

    • - Select -
    • 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
    • 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
    • Español (Spanish)
    • Esperanto (Esperanto)
    • 日本語 (Japanese)
    • Português (Portuguese)
    • Deutsch (German)
    • العربية (Arabic)
    • Français (French)
    • Русский (Russian)
    • ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
    • 한국어 (Korean)
    • עברית (Hebrew)
    • Gaeilge (Irish)
    • Українська (Ukrainian)
    • اردو (Urdu)
    • Magyar (Hungarian)
    • मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
    • Indonesia (Indonesian)
    • Italiano (Italian)
    • தமிழ் (Tamil)
    • Türkçe (Turkish)
    • తెలుగు (Telugu)
    • ภาษาไทย (Thai)
    • Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
    • Čeština (Czech)
    • Polski (Polish)
    • Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
    • Românește (Romanian)
    • Nederlands (Dutch)
    • Ελληνικά (Greek)
    • Latinum (Latin)
    • Svenska (Swedish)
    • Dansk (Danish)
    • Suomi (Finnish)
    • فارسی (Persian)
    • ייִדיש (Yiddish)
    • հայերեն (Armenian)
    • Norsk (Norwegian)
    • English (English)

    Citation

    Use the citation below to add this poem to your bibliography:

    Style:MLAChicagoAPA

    "Wasted" Poetry.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 27 Apr. 2024. <https://www.poetry.com/poem/165043/wasted>.

    Become a member!

    Join our community of poets and poetry lovers to share your work and offer feedback and encouragement to writers all over the world!

    April 2024

    Poetry Contest

    Join our monthly contest for an opportunity to win cash prizes and attain global acclaim for your talent.
    3
    days
    15
    hours
    40
    minutes

    Special Program

    Earn Rewards!

    Unlock exciting rewards such as a free mug and free contest pass by commenting on fellow members' poems today!

    Browse Poetry.com

    Quiz

    Are you a poetry master?

    »
    Published in 1954, "Fighting Terms" was the first collection of poems by which poet?
    A Ted Hughes
    B Sylvia Plath
    C Philip Larkin
    D Thom Gunn