Old Room
Back home for Christmas
Sleeping in my old room
In the same house I grew up in
In the same town I'm from
It takes me back to a simpler time
Though not necessarily better
But less complicated nonetheless
A time when I did not have as many choices
Or responsibilities
Or freedoms
A time when I just had to focus on what was predetermined
A time where I did not know as much as I do now
A time when I did no have as many friends as I do now
A time where I did not have it as fingered it out as I do now
Not to say I have it all fingered out now
But, certain more than I did then
At least now I know what I don’t know
Knowledge is power
But ignorance can be bliss sometimes
And remembering is nice sometimes
So, I sit in between four walls
In a place I know so well
Now far away from where I am
And visit the past
But not stay
About this poem
I wrote this poem while visiting my parents for the holidays. It explored remembering the past while being thankful of how far you've come.
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Written on December 23, 2023
Submitted by joshyoung620 on December 23, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 831 |
Words | 183 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 3, 3, 4, 6, 5 |
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