Future
Destiny and freewill
Can never coexist
This may sound obvious
But now here comes the twist
The masses lumber on
Wondering what's in store
Yet these pointless questions
Confuse them ever more
Whoever taught these children
To bow to the sun and stars
Cheated them of freedom
Shuttered futures behind bars
For a moment imagine a time
Where the cogs and wheels have ceased
No more to grind the minds of men
Instead we are released
A time when free-will reigns
And we all receive a voice
A chance to see our labours
Become a better choice
We won't undo the damage
Instead we'll forge ahead
To benefit each other
And share the world instead
About this poem
A work collaborated on by my wife and I. I can imagine it will be the kind that you either agree with or not. In any case, I'd love to hear your views.
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Written on January 02, 2024
Submitted by MikeBarrett on April 06, 2024
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | XABA XCXC XDXD XEXE XFBF XGXG |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 639 |
Words | 120 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
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