Slowly
I see myself slowly vanishing,
Soon I will be no more.
Who is that person in the mirror?
Today, I'm not so sure.
Looking tired, feeling alone
I'm slowly fading away.
Knowing Im on limited time,
Taking it day by day.
My eyes have lost that sparkle
Now gray, from a piercing blue,
It takes your body and your mind,
Scarring your soul too.
One day, you will not recognize,
Who's looking back at you.
A stranger is all you see,
Suddenly, you're at peace,
Letting go, and feeling free.
About this poem
Being told I was in stage 4, COPD, and having only a couple yrs left, you start to see yourself slowly disappear.
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Written on October 26, 2022
Submitted by Boozersmith1963 on December 27, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | XXXX XAXA XBXB XBCXC |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 483 |
Words | 107 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 5 |
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