Last Breath



He was happy with his life  And was blessed with a beautiful wife
Now he is Eighty
And is really happy  

 Playing with his grandchildren  
In his heart, Regrets lost and forgotten  
Had a cover of happiness around his regret-filled heart
He was ready to fulfill his part and depart

 How long will he wear this cover
That is when I started to wonder
When indeed?
When will everything bleed?

 I thought about it a lot
To be honest it was short
There is a phrase
A deadly message it conveys

 Your last breath is unique
Your soul gets a life of its own and speaks
Shows you your dreadful moments and regrets
It's like watching your life on a cassette

 Every bad memory buried inside
Will come out in the open, it's wild
Then everything goes black
That is when you know you fell back

 To the dark hellhole  
Where there is no light, not even the size of a keyhole
Your soul will depart
And venture off to a new start

 Here you are, soulless
Regretting your actions, its pointless
What's done is done  
Believe me, that is not fun

 The grandfather died a painful death
Regretting everything he has done till his LAST BREATH
But this time something was different
"Oh god! I got a new life, This is brilliant!!!"

About this poem

This poem is about moments before and after the death of a person. We say everything goes in a slo-mo way. But these are my thoughts on the matter. Hope you like it.

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Written on August 09, 2022

Submitted by SaMartian16 on August 20, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XAA BBCC DDEE XXFF XXXX XXGG HHCC IIBB JJKK
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 1,241
Words 266
Stanzas 9
Stanza Lengths 3, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4

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