Rate:0.0 / 0 votes

For what it was

John Erlich Jr 1985 (Fairbanks, Ak)

Free verse
For what it was
For what I twas
She comes at night
Never near the bright
Outta sight
Out of fright
Doesn't matter if your wrong or right...
For what I twas
For what it was
It was just life.

About this poem

Bout death and life

Font size:
Collection  PDF     
 

Written on February 27, 2023

Submitted by johne.82213 on February 27, 2023

Modified on March 14, 2023

12 sec read
0

Quick analysis:

Scheme ABcccccBAd
Closest metre Iambic dimeter
Characters 190
Words 41
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 10
Full analysis for For what it was »

John Erlich Jr

I am Alaskan Native. Lived in Alaska all my life and I like to write. more…

All John Erlich Jr poems | John Erlich Jr Books

0 fans

Discuss the poem For what it was with the community...

0 Comments

    Translation

    Find a translation for this poem in other languages:

    Select another language:

    • - Select -
    • 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
    • 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
    • Español (Spanish)
    • Esperanto (Esperanto)
    • 日本語 (Japanese)
    • Português (Portuguese)
    • Deutsch (German)
    • العربية (Arabic)
    • Français (French)
    • Русский (Russian)
    • ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
    • 한국어 (Korean)
    • עברית (Hebrew)
    • Gaeilge (Irish)
    • Українська (Ukrainian)
    • اردو (Urdu)
    • Magyar (Hungarian)
    • मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
    • Indonesia (Indonesian)
    • Italiano (Italian)
    • தமிழ் (Tamil)
    • Türkçe (Turkish)
    • తెలుగు (Telugu)
    • ภาษาไทย (Thai)
    • Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
    • Čeština (Czech)
    • Polski (Polish)
    • Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
    • Românește (Romanian)
    • Nederlands (Dutch)
    • Ελληνικά (Greek)
    • Latinum (Latin)
    • Svenska (Swedish)
    • Dansk (Danish)
    • Suomi (Finnish)
    • فارسی (Persian)
    • ייִדיש (Yiddish)
    • հայերեն (Armenian)
    • Norsk (Norwegian)
    • English (English)

    Citation

    Use the citation below to add this poem to your bibliography:

    Style:MLAChicagoAPA

    "For what it was" Poetry.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 16 May 2024. <https://www.poetry.com/poem/153181/for-what-it-was>.

    Powered by CITE.ME Cite.Me

    Become a member!

    Join our community of poets and poetry lovers to share your work and offer feedback and encouragement to writers all over the world!

    More poems by

    John Erlich Jr

    »

    May 2024

    Poetry Contest

    Join our monthly contest for an opportunity to win cash prizes and attain global acclaim for your talent.
    15
    days
    17
    hours
    22
    minutes
    71 entries submitted — 79 remaining

    Special Program

    Earn Rewards!

    Unlock exciting rewards such as a free mug and free contest pass by commenting on fellow members' poems today!

    Our awesome collection of

    Promoted Poems

    »

    Browse Poetry.com

    #ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ

    Quiz

    Are you a poetry master?

    »
    "Lady, make a note of this: One of you is lying."
    A Bill Collins
    B Dorothy Parker
    C Ogden Nash
    D May Sarton