Dark

Robert loughran 1962 (Ireland)



Empty hours without involvement,
a passage of dead time.
Dark thoughts knocking incessant,
House invaders of the mind.
A muderous civil war,
neither side can ever win.
Every fact promotes derison,
every out a new way in.

More thoughts just add more kindle,
more help obstructs the way.
Till the mind itself finds quetitude,
and all the voices  have had their say.
So when the mind erupts in conflict,
dont add violence to the fray,
Just be attentive to its process
right now things have to be this way.
Thought dissipates when  seen for lts pretences.
Allowed some time and,quiet attention
It  can return its balanced senses.

About this poem

About the nature of thoght

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Written on March 04, 2024

Submitted by robertl.92681 on March 04, 2024

Modified by robertl.92681 on March 04, 2024

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AXAXXBBB XCACXCDCDXX
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 627
Words 126
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 8, 11

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