conflict

Robert loughran 1962 (Ireland)



I disregarded your kindness for it came in a practical stream.
Ignored your everyday wisdom as i lived in my perpetual dream.
Felt reduced by your successes, the comparing cost us both.
I shored up my defenses, poured acid in my moat.
I woke alone, among the lost baggage and stray suitcases.
while you having freed yourself moved on to better things, better places,

About this poem

about being honest with oneself

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Written on February 26, 2024

Submitted by robertl.92681 on February 26, 2024

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AABCDE
Closest metre Iambic octameter
Characters 366
Words 69
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 6

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