Haiku for Alex



It's November 1st
Another day grief comes back
You should still be here

I still write for you
You understood that I had
To write my feelings

Your dad wrote that you
Struggled with every day life
I dont think that's true

I think you struggled
With the big ones, the ones that
Tear you inside out

You were always there
And somehow always awake
When I needed you

I will always wish
you sought out love & support
As much as you gave
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Submitted by shelbibennett27 on January 01, 2024

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XXX AXX AXA XXX XXA XXX
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 433
Words 89
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3

Shelbi Nicole Bennett

I write mostly haiku. A few syllables At a time is all my heart can withstand at once more…

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