conflict
Robert loughran 1962 (Ireland)
I disregarded your kindness for it came in a practical stream.
Ignored your everyday wisdom as i lived in my perpetual dream.
Felt reduced by your successes, the comparing cost us both.
I shored up my defenses, poured acid in my moat.
I woke alone, among the lost baggage and stray suitcases.
while you having freed yourself moved on to better things, better places,
About this poem
about being honest with oneself
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Written on February 26, 2024
Submitted by robertl.92681 on February 26, 2024
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | AABCDE |
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Closest metre | Iambic octameter |
Characters | 366 |
Words | 69 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 6 |
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