Thoughts I should write in a journal

Sara Ian 1997 (Dar es Salaam)



I wake up every night around 3 am
It’s a peaceful time to cry myself to sleep.
Quiet, I can finally hear my thoughts clearly
I tell myself I’ll do what I can, I’ll change,
 I’ll work through the pain,
But I wake up it’s another day again
My thoughts go silent, I’m numb
I forget that I’m alone
This sunlight clouds my thoughts,
Only for them to return once more, in the dark,
 When I’m on my own.
At 3am.

About this poem

I wrote this poem just this morning at 3AM, whenever I feel depressed, I always wake up around that time.

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Written on January 20, 2022

Submitted by sarai.77428 on January 20, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABCDEFGHIJHA
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 423
Words 90
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 12

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