If I Have Ever
IF I HAVE EVER
If I have ever prayed, I asked not for the world’s pleasures,
But for title of celebrity crowned upon the skulls of my desperate ink.
If I have ever asked, I sought not for the money’s treasures,
But for the gift of God to paint the stories of my abolished fathers.
I wish to live after long I leave, within the pages of the library sleeves.
Mere existence is not for me, I have a dream, to breathe as Shakespeare, that worthy script.
I’ve married my scribbles, so worry me not to have children,
I shall journey the seven seas, seven hills, and seven mountains,
To secure the craft, to write the draft of my most loving art.
For what else matters to a man, apart from that that alives his heart?
In my alcove, they stare as a heavy man, my living words rot,
A dream is not enough; risk the unseen eyes to see; unheard ears to hear
Alas brethren, may we meet peace on these very streets of immortal dreams
Aye, aye, we shall dream, for without dreams who do we be?
About this poem
The poem is about destiny.
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Written on September 09, 2021
Submitted by ikedinafrica on November 15, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic octameter |
Characters | 984 |
Words | 200 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 15 |
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