by the oak tree
let's go back to where I stood
back to where I remember
by the oak tree
out in the countryside
by the outskirts of my deserted desires
let me revisit my thoughts and feelings
I might have been mistaken
what you might have wanted
the timing might be at fault
about not wanting overtime
about taboo vows slowing it down
let me go back
warn armatures stepping into our place
sketching names on tender
oak tree trunks
let's go back
hover over my peaceful past
how you accelerated the presence
to show you
why the paused future will never awake
Though you have made up your mind
about me yet
for rushing into your walls
picture perfect innocence
nothing I can do to change it
Nothing, nothing
let me go back to where I stopped you
in that deserted corner
to look at my face
check the pulse
of this tombstone in my chest
let me show you webbed designs
done while waiting for an answer
let me show you what's been done
guide you back to line one
to where I stood
where I remember
by the oak tree
out in the countryside
About this poem
revisiting the first moment
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Written on February 08, 2023
Submitted by azdi404 on March 22, 2023
Modified on April 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | abCD xxex xxxf gbx fxhix xxxhxx ibgxx xb eeabCD |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 1,046 |
Words | 222 |
Stanzas | 9 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 3, 5, 6, 5, 2, 6 |
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