Closing time

Paul Marauder 1962 (Belfast)



I never tried to reach for the stars
I was always happy living in every bar
I’m still searching for a secret sign
But the clock on the wall says it’s
closing time

I crawled home to the sound of a crooked beat
I saw  bones on the corner of every street
Some were high and some was low
I saw broken souls everywhere I go

All around my hometown they’re pulling the
shutters down
Because it’s closing time
Closing time

About this poem

Poem is about towns turning into ghost towns

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Written on May 22, 2023

Submitted by pauljoe77 on May 22, 2023

Modified by pauljoe77 on June 11, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme xxxxA bbcc xxaA
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 425
Words 84
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 5, 4, 4

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I’m a singer song writer. I have my own YouTube channel and fb page called Muriel’s Marauders. I love writing and drawing. I haven’t even tried to get anything published but I’m thinking of it. more…

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