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Monument to Me

Todd Haldeman 1985 (USA)

Free verse
ego is the monument to true self
i attempt to build
on the shifting sands
that are my insecurities

each new brick laid
quickly crumbling to the ground
at the slightest hint
of foul weather

where i desire a shrine to enlightenment stand
instead lies a pile of growth and good ideas
tall enough
and broad enough
to cover the scars

About this poem

Reflecting on a year of growth.

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Written on January 19, 2022

Submitted by tee8ch on January 27, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XXXX XXXX XXAAX
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 331
Words 64
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 5
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