Rate:0.0 / 0 votes

Grief

Nelisiwe Mtshweni 1999 (Delmas)

Elegy
No one sees me,
I hide and appear in lonely moments,
I appear in moments of pressure,
I make sure I visit once in a while,
I am grief.

I let you live like all is good,
I let you blossom for a season,
I let you be yourself for sometimes,
I let you live or survive,
I am grief.

I want to be felt,
I want to be understood,
I want to be noticed,
I want a voice,
I want to be swaddled,
I am grief.

About this poem

Grief lives inside of many of us. The cure is not yet found. We just learn how to live with it.

Font size:
Collection  PDF     
 

Written on August 04, 2022

Submitted by mtshweninelisiwe01 on August 29, 2022

Modified on April 15, 2023

31 sec read
7

Quick analysis:

Scheme xxxxA bxxxA xbxxbA
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 394
Words 104
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 5, 5, 6
Full analysis for Grief »

Nelisiwe Mtshweni

"isn't it amazing how one person can take a pen and billions will relate" more…

All Nelisiwe Mtshweni poems | Nelisiwe Mtshweni Books

1 fan

Discuss the poem Grief 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

    "Grief" Poetry.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 28 Apr. 2024. <https://www.poetry.com/poem/135937/grief>.

    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!

    April 2024

    Poetry Contest

    Join our monthly contest for an opportunity to win cash prizes and attain global acclaim for your talent.
    2
    days
    6
    hours
    43
    minutes
    147 entries submitted — 3 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?

    »
    The repetition of similar sounds at the ends of words or within words is known as _______.
    A rhythm
    B stanza
    C imagery
    D rhyme