Glory Days

Callum O’Brien 1999 (Gloucestershire)

October 23 


 I've constantly been told that these are the glory days.
  Well if these are my glory days, why don’t I feel as though I've got anything to celebrate.
  Why do I feel as though the world is moving and yet I'm stagnant.

  My hope is shattered. When something remotely good happens, sooner or later I'm reminded nothing will come of it, the cracks beneath my feet — My hope in fragments.
  How can I celebrate the ones I love — their lives and accomplishments.
  Some days it seems all I've achieved is another day done.

  When will I feel as though I've won;
When will I love like she's the one.
  
  One day I'll forget the way I feel today.
  One day I'll feel as though I'm winning and I will, I’ll win.

About this poem

This poem is written from the perspective of what it can feel like to just kind of exist in your mid twenties. Everyone else seems the have it together but you.

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Written on October 22, 2023

Submitted by Callumob084 on October 23, 2023

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Scheme XXX AAB BB XX
Closest metre Iambic octameter
Characters 726
Words 145
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 3, 3, 2, 2

Callum O’Brien

Hi I'm Cal. I’m 24 years old; from England. I began writing (sporadically) a few years ago as a way to process my thoughts and emotions. I don't have any form of education on this topic other than what I learned in school but, I'm trying. That's pretty much me. Thanks for taking the time to read my poem and get to know me a little. Enjoy the rest! more…

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