What If I Fall Down at Your Feet
Josef Kruppenbacher 1982 (Minnesota)
I climb, and climb, and climb,
Only to reach so high,
And as the turmoil reaches my mind,
Inward I think I die.
Only to breath in but question life,
And I wonder if it is right,
Feeling so alone on the inside,
I smile...and I survive.
Now I'm pondering if I'm weak,
Questioning all that I believe,
Knowing one day I might be free,
What if I fall down at your feet?
So here goes one more day,
Why should I even pray?
If I did, what would I say,
'Cause I know nothing but delay.
So, now that it's so brief,
Fleeting moments of relief,
The reckoning works its way towards me,
I just wanna fall down at your feet.
About this poem
A poem about my nephew's mental state when he came to visit me.
Font size:
Written on July 17, 2022
Submitted by wandertillhecomes on July 17, 2022
Modified by wandertillhecomes on July 17, 2022
- 44 sec read
- 4 Views
Quick analysis:
Scheme | XAXA XXXX XXBC DDDD EEBC |
---|---|
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 614 |
Words | 146 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Translation
Find a translation for this poem in other languages:
Select another language:
- - Select -
- 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
- 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
- Español (Spanish)
- Esperanto (Esperanto)
- 日本語 (Japanese)
- Português (Portuguese)
- Deutsch (German)
- العربية (Arabic)
- Français (French)
- Русский (Russian)
- ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
- 한국어 (Korean)
- עברית (Hebrew)
- Gaeilge (Irish)
- Українська (Ukrainian)
- اردو (Urdu)
- Magyar (Hungarian)
- मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
- Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Italiano (Italian)
- தமிழ் (Tamil)
- Türkçe (Turkish)
- తెలుగు (Telugu)
- ภาษาไทย (Thai)
- Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
- Čeština (Czech)
- Polski (Polish)
- Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Românește (Romanian)
- Nederlands (Dutch)
- Ελληνικά (Greek)
- Latinum (Latin)
- Svenska (Swedish)
- Dansk (Danish)
- Suomi (Finnish)
- فارسی (Persian)
- ייִדיש (Yiddish)
- հայերեն (Armenian)
- Norsk (Norwegian)
- English (English)
Citation
Use the citation below to add this poem to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"What If I Fall Down at Your Feet" Poetry.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 30 May 2024. <https://www.poetry.com/poem/132220/what-if-i-fall-down-at-your-feet>.
Discuss the poem What If I Fall Down at Your Feet with the community...
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In