If I Stay Broken

Joann Sanders 1976 (Oklahoma indian resevation)



Would it be a token if I just stayed here?
Sighs of a quiet child full of fear,
All my dreams whispering in my ear,
Silent hopes fading unclear,

If I stay here my voice suppressed
So much left unsaid repressed,
But there's so much to be addressed,
Pain lingers waiting to be undressed,

If I stay here I question my fate,
Is there time to heal or is it too late,
Every dream is the pain I contemplate,
Chances lost leaving me desolate,

Emerging in darkness, this once me,
I came to light can't you see,
The once her was now she,
The broken one just let be.

About this poem

The absolute feeling of being broken. With the emptiness of no absolution.

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Written on February 11, 2024

Submitted by joanns.75179 on February 11, 2024

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Scheme ABAB CCCC DDDX EEEE
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 558
Words 126
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4

Joann Sanders

I have been writing since I could get a pencil in my hands. My poetry always use rhyme, but sometimes I use free verse. My writing means everything to me and my family. My dream is to be published someday that would be the most exciting day ever. more…

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