Old and Deaf



An old man set in my way,
I tire at the thought of someone changing my ways,
like stone weathered by rain,
still present despite times uncontrollable rage,
a weary opponent of standard phrase,
I become sickened at the conformists of the day,
rebuttaling the impersonal traditions of the considerate,
I wonder when the subtle conversations will become intimate,
I am an old man set in my ways,
I can't even hear what you say.
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Submitted on August 10, 2014

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Scheme ABCDBAEEBA
Closest metre Iambic hexameter
Characters 415
Words 75
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 10

Ryahn Gillis

Hello world! I am a poet before anything else in life, even as a boy, I would write in a journal deep into the night. I feel poetry is a very simplistic approach to relating to our human counterparts and that is why I have cultivated such an affinity for it. I can't wait to read new and old poetry as well as have the opportunity to hear negative or positive feedback on my own. Ultimately, I aim to add some of my own ingredients to the recipe for human togetherness and understanding. more…

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