Forgetfulness
Forgetfulness
My fear is never dreaming or smiling;
to be asleep in the world of those who live;
to be lost in the eyes of the blind,
like a camouflaged chameleon.
to be in a place without delight, without imagination,
to be in the world and not feel,
to be in silent corners, without existence,
like a wolf in selfless forest
being in stories of the past, never told;
to be fragile, unable to shout a word,
just a puff, no dust,
like a lamp on a sunny morning.
About this poem
I wrote this poem when I realized the fear I have of being forgotten, not existing is a void, being nothing, like a wind in time, I write so that the world can read me, being read and forgotten is scary.
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Submitted by claudiachatonda05 on August 30, 2023
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Scheme | AXXB BXXC XXCA |
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 466 |
Words | 102 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4 |
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