The lost soul
Charles Poling 1977 (Baltimore, Maryland)
The sky is blue, the grass is green,
There is nothing but air I breathe in between.
It's wasted space, and so am I,
I do believe it's time for me to die.
I feel so hopeless yet try so hard,
I don't know how I've managed this far.
I have given up, that is plain to see,
I've fallen upon my trembling knees.
I have learned there's nothing to fear,
My body is numb the end is near.
As I'm here about to sin,
Knowing in this life I shall not win.
I do know this is not the way,
But it's too hard to go on like this every day.
Life's too short to live with a frown,
Or always walking with my head held down.
I used to fight, but there is none left,
Now it's time to lay this body to rest.
So I'll say this with my last breath,
Love to you all, I wish you the best.
About this poem
Says it all itself I guess
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Submitted by charlespoling431 on January 14, 2023
Modified on April 28, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 774 |
Words | 191 |
Stanzas | 10 |
Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2 |
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