down way under
gasping for something, anything real
being submerged, consumed
the void looms near, the time i have dwindles
no regrets…
besides maybe a few lingering unanswered questions;
“will anyone remember me?”
“will anyone care”
“who will cherish what i have brought onto this earth?”
“have a brought anything to this earth”
besides pain, tears, and sorrow…
i suddenly don’t want to go
i want to live, i don’t want to go
theres so much more to do, to see, to experience
but its too late
and ive been consumed
down
way
under
About this poem
It’s about death and how we only have so much time. The questions that come with death and will yours leave an impact.
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Written on November 12, 2022
Submitted by gracieserper on November 12, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | ABCDEFGHHIIIJKBLMN |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 543 |
Words | 100 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 18 |
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