Legacy
I lay here wondering if you will come
Or whether I shall die alone
I spend my life doing for others
What do I have to show though
Empty promises
Empty dreams
No legacy
I try and try to do what is right to no avail
Only to get rejected
Abandoned
Forgotten
However much that happens I never give up
I never stop trying
I still have hope
Pray you come before the end
My time to die so I won’t be alone
About this poem
This poem is about wanting to have an heir or a legacy. Something or someone to carry on my life’s work
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Written on May 15, 2019
Submitted on August 03, 2024
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Quick analysis:
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 404 |
Words | 87 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 16 |
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