Ramblings of a Madman
Ryan Mark Robinson 1977 (Horicon)
I am walking…Never stopping…
Never wondering…Always thinking…
Not afraid…Just confused…
Always cautious…I’m not blinking…
I am lonely, always solemn,
Never together, I am not alone…
Never loved for, never cared for –
Endless shivering…hearts of stone…
Did she love me? Does she hate me?
I’ll always love her…Does she know?
I am here…Am I there?
Not my friend, I am my foe!
I did love her, but I killed her;
She was blind…I could not see…
Always fearing, never caring –
I don’t know me…INSANITY!!!
What is “why”? This is because –
What is “truth”? I never lie!!!
She’s not alive, I did kill her…
Not one tear for…I MUST DIE!!!
About this poem
...a poem resembling my childhood, when I was involved with gangs, drugs, violence.... I was a good person who did bad things & lost a chance at love because of it. At 1st I blamed her, then came to the realization it was who I was as a person that drove us apart. Now a grown man with a child & wife, I truly see the errors of my old ways....the old me, whom now is "dead" so to speak.
Written on July 14, 1995
Submitted by Srsmkalt on November 04, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Scheme | AABACDEDFGHGIFAFJKIK |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 695 |
Words | 119 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 20 |
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