One
Robert loughran 1962 (Ireland)
Stop, just stop.
Surely life doesn't need to be so driven.
By endless needs and should haves,
by self rewarding and misgivings.
The puppet pulls the strings
the puppeteer pulls the faces
somewhere along the way
we seemed to exchange places
Stop ,just stop .
Congeal here on the spot.
Allow all voices settle
all urgency to rot.
stop trying to escape
to here and now be tethered .
Not dreaming of someplace
more warm and softer feathered.
The ego runs from the present,
like a vampire from the sun
but there is no other place or time
just this single moment, one.
About this poem
About being driven from experience by thoughts need to escape
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Written on February 26, 2024
Submitted by robertl.92681 on February 29, 2024
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | Abxccdxd Aexexfxf xbxb |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 571 |
Words | 116 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 8, 8, 4 |
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