Frozen Dreams
Winter's icy breath
Froze my ambitions,
While time's relentless hands
Ticked away,
Each second, like a grain of sand.
Days stretched like shadows,
Slipping through my fingers
As life raced ahead,
Like a bullet train,
Leaving me behind.
Youth, the elusive butterfly,
Fluttered away with fleeting grace,
Leaving me in the ruins,
Of my own indecisions.
The world was my canvas,
But I painted in whispers,
A timid stroke here,
A hesitant dab there.
Opportunities beckoned,
But I shrunk in their glow,
Afraid to step outside,
Afraid to let go.
The specter of age loomed,
As my dreams remained unfulfilled,
A symphony of unspoken desires,
Played on the strings of my heart.
But still, I pressed on,
Like a seedling
Breaking through the earth,
Emerging from the darkness,
Seeking the light.
Though the hours slipped away,
Each one a gentle reminder,
I refused to surrender
To the relentless march of time.
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Written on July 10, 2023
Submitted by JoeStrickland on July 10, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 906 |
Words | 188 |
Stanzas | 8 |
Stanza Lengths | 5, 5, 4, 4, 4, 4, 5, 4 |
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