White Noise
Arman Hoque 1977 (Winnipeg)
White Noise
Some sound cracks the silent night
Some fear casts a violent fright.
Imagination runs on a wire too tight.
What happens when we shut the light.
Darkness falls across the room,
Bringing a depressing gloom.
I try to sleep and find I can’t.
My mind continues to ramble and rant.
My body still, I try to slow my thoughts
Silence is deafening; comforts me not.
I need the round of constant noise
Behind the scene, subconscious deploys.
I need the rhythm to soothe and sway
As dreams emerge and begin to play.
Subconscious mind still wants to stay.
White noise covers the screams of a dying day.
About this poem
Something to help you sleep perhaps?
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Written on February 20, 2024
Submitted by Arman_1 on February 20, 2024
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Quick analysis:
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 607 |
Words | 124 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
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