Maybe Next Generation
It’s been a minute
Since I’ve written
Now I’ve been reminiscing
About all the things I’ve been missing
The times that we were worry free
Without responsibilities
Endless opportunities
Waiting to see what the future brings
Now the future’s here
And everything’s unclear
Of which direction to steer
While we remain in high gear
We were supposed to change the world
Instead we’ve curled
Hidden and burrowed
Blended in with the “do as told”
Immersed in the book, gram and tok
Overloaded with news and talk
Then able to “take a break”
While lives are at stake
Wish I had a solution
To all of this convolution
But it’s so fatiguing
All the wrong we’re seeing
People refusing harmony
Like it can’t be afforded in this economy
Violence, anger, hate
Instead of love, happiness, safe
Pray, sign, vote
What can we do but hope
That the next generation won’t simply cope
And instead fight back
To get everything back - on track
About this poem
Missing when times were easier. Now everything is a mess and not knowing what to do to fix it.
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Written on July 21, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | ABCC DEEX XFFF GGAX CXHH BBCC DDXX XIIJJ |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 959 |
Words | 175 |
Stanzas | 8 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 5 |
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