Choices

Felicia Weaver 1990 (Fort Smith, AR)



So many choices
To make.
So many voices
I have to take

Into consideration.

All the what's ifs and why's
All the corruption and lies.
No one knows what I keep locked inside.

I write my pain down on this page
But even that doesn't stop my rage.

Somethings gotta give
I can no longer live

In this hell, like I'm trapped in a cell.

A cell inside my mind
Just wanna unwind
And learn to be kind
But I can't rewind

The past, it all happened so fast.
My insanity has surpassed.

Don't even recognize myself anymore.
I'll never be the person I was before
Why can't I just ignore

All my thoughts, and my troubles.
But when I try, my anxiety only doubles.

I seek the peace I used to know.
So maybe one day I can grow.

About this poem

So many thoughts run through my mind constantly, this is just a piece of it. A way to express myself in a better way. To slow down my racing thoughts.

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Written on May 13, 2023

Submitted by feliciaw.18237 on August 24, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABAB CCX DD XX X EEEE FF GGG HH II
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 716
Words 162
Stanzas 10
Stanza Lengths 4, 3, 2, 2, 1, 4, 2, 3, 2, 2

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