Leaving you without my mind
David Prempeh 1982 (Ghana)
Left here last night and back
With an enormous load on my back
And had an intention so inclined
On leaving you without my mind
Never ever felt so blind
In search of what I could find.
Having much to give than receive
And seeing grief upon the reef
High on each thought till the last
I hardly sat down to relax.
Returned with a sword of rewards
And my memories never spoke a word
Caught every crumb of time from scratch
Hoping to bring victory to the hatch
And when mystery stole the day so fast
My mind was numb from the blast
But here again I am to wine and dine
Thinking of you the most sublime
Knowing what must be done in time
And leaving you without my mind
About this poem
Back when I ended up on the streets after being driven out of uncles house and falling in love with a women nearly twice my age who took me under her wings. Stepped out of her house every day to make ends meet and always had her on my mind while I was away and during my struggle I decided to write her this note.
Written on January 20, 2020
Submitted by daypremps on November 20, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | AABB BBXX CXXX DDCC XEEB |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 671 |
Words | 142 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
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