Greener Pastures
When I was younger
things were different,
things were simpler,
things were better,
though the dark presence of life still lingered
The things I did not know
made me burden free.
Like how I did not know the cost of food or
how long it should last,
I did not know how much was left after the bills were paid,
nor did I care for how much light or water to use.
Now the things I know and don't know that had me burden free
now burdens me.
I never really eat now
so last week's food can flow into to next week's.
I always save because the working class
can't money dispose.
I talk to myself to pass the time as to not waste light.
Stink sometimes cause I don't touch the pipes.
It leaks.
I remain humble in mind
and stay in line so that one day blessings will come on time.
Is this the time or is it another attempt
that hopes to hold my heart for a while in contempt.
Should I relent?
or let it slide?
Whilst others walk the road to greener pastures
I walk behind picking the weeds.
In short I make their pastures stay green.
About this poem
I wrote this poem because I wanted to reflect on life from when I was I child to now focusing the progression of the mind and state (greener pastures).
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Written on April 24, 2004
Submitted by hannahhobbs69 on September 05, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 1,032 |
Words | 228 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 11, 9, 9 |
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