navy blue



you smell like navy blue,
but don’t know what its about,
you think that you’re so smart,
yet i see your flickered doubt.

you never ever will express,
how with your job,
our problems,
turned into your success.

you walk around, so strong, so tall,
despite our screams and cries,
silenced and ignored were we,
no one to catch us in our fall.

you act like you are right,
as if you know it all,
but you were sitting in an office,
while we fought with all our might.

you keep doing this again,
no heart for us at all,
why won’t you help us?
maybe you’ll deserve your title then.

you pretend this world is so flowery,
delights and dreams around,
but no it isn’t, you could do better,
come forth here and empower me!

you have your powerful stance,
maybe one day you’ll use
your strengths and your abilities,
to give us one last chance.

we are hungry, we are sick,
we’re faced with harsh assault,
if you just used your tie and suit,
your power would save your fault.

About this poem

wrote this in an english olympiad and received silver. it’s about how behind the success of “the working man” is slavery and poverty being disregarded.

Font size:
Collection  PDF     
 

Written on March 07, 2023

Submitted by madisonkgo2 on October 25, 2023

1:05 min read
0

Quick analysis:

Scheme XAXA BXXB CXDC ECFE GCFG DXXD HXXH XIXI
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 981
Words 219
Stanzas 8
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4

Madison Oosthuysen

i’m 16 years old and love all forms of english literature! i hope this takes me somewhere. more…

All Madison Oosthuysen poems | Madison Oosthuysen Books

1 fan

Discuss the poem navy blue with the community...

0 Comments

    Translation

    Find a translation for this poem in other languages:

    Select another language:

    • - Select -
    • 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
    • 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
    • Español (Spanish)
    • Esperanto (Esperanto)
    • 日本語 (Japanese)
    • Português (Portuguese)
    • Deutsch (German)
    • العربية (Arabic)
    • Français (French)
    • Русский (Russian)
    • ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
    • 한국어 (Korean)
    • עברית (Hebrew)
    • Gaeilge (Irish)
    • Українська (Ukrainian)
    • اردو (Urdu)
    • Magyar (Hungarian)
    • मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
    • Indonesia (Indonesian)
    • Italiano (Italian)
    • தமிழ் (Tamil)
    • Türkçe (Turkish)
    • తెలుగు (Telugu)
    • ภาษาไทย (Thai)
    • Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
    • Čeština (Czech)
    • Polski (Polish)
    • Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
    • Românește (Romanian)
    • Nederlands (Dutch)
    • Ελληνικά (Greek)
    • Latinum (Latin)
    • Svenska (Swedish)
    • Dansk (Danish)
    • Suomi (Finnish)
    • فارسی (Persian)
    • ייִדיש (Yiddish)
    • հայերեն (Armenian)
    • Norsk (Norwegian)
    • English (English)

    Citation

    Use the citation below to add this poem to your bibliography:

    Style:MLAChicagoAPA

    "navy blue" Poetry.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 27 Apr. 2024. <https://www.poetry.com/poem/173038/navy-blue>.

    Become a member!

    Join our community of poets and poetry lovers to share your work and offer feedback and encouragement to writers all over the world!

    April 2024

    Poetry Contest

    Join our monthly contest for an opportunity to win cash prizes and attain global acclaim for your talent.
    3
    days
    12
    hours
    57
    minutes

    Special Program

    Earn Rewards!

    Unlock exciting rewards such as a free mug and free contest pass by commenting on fellow members' poems today!

    Browse Poetry.com

    Quiz

    Are you a poetry master?

    »
    Sestina is made up of how many lines?
    A 6
    B 39
    C 28
    D 36