Lament



An example I do not wish to be
Your mind closed, unknowingly
Sadly, I close my eyes and breathe

A precedent so new to me
Third eye opens and now I see
Used your breath to cut me deep

You're unfamiliar with how well I read
I dream a dream, watch both eyes bleed
Sit and breathe indeed

Long ago learned to take heed
Appearances do not make you or me
I take a breath in company

Like water over boluder's sea
I watch myself crash over me
How much wind will I use to seethe?

I know you've felt the same, you lead
A cold love is all you have for me
Inhaling hate til play completes

A teacher I can't wait to meet
Ready to end and cut scene
You knocked the breath right out of me

About this poem

Death of a perception you've had about another. A catalyst.

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Written on October 23, 2023

Submitted by Bev11 on October 23, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AAB AAX CDD DAA AAB CAX XXA
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 679
Words 147
Stanzas 7
Stanza Lengths 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3

Beverly Laskowski

Primarily raised in East Texas. Wife and mother of two. I'm a nurse who focuses on matters of the heart. more…

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