Leaving School On A Friday



Leaving school on a Friday,
Makes me realise I am lonely.
Eager to run and running to leave,
Through crowds of people I must weave.

I watch and wait, and wait some more,
As the groups walk out the door.
All the friends I made this week have left me feeling rather bleak.

They walk in pairs, or threes, or fours,
Off to browse in other stores.
I am left a single soul,
Because my trust, much they stole.

A celebration, the end of work,
A sickness that begins to lurk.
I wonder if I can find
Someone to share in piece of mind.

"Oh I'm busy" they all say,
As I try and keep my emotions at bay.
It's the loneliest I've ever felt,
As I feel my friendships melt.

I've come to terms with the fact,
A ribbon of lonliness runs down my back.

About this poem

I wrote this poem as I left school on Friday and everyone else seemed to have plans while I was going home to do my homework.

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Written on October 10, 2023

Submitted by emilie.aarons on October 10, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AABB CCX DDEE FFGG HHII XX
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 736
Words 170
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 4, 3, 4, 4, 4, 2

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