Current Concern
My life seems like a river that
Flows quickly to the south.
I cannot yell for help or chat
Since water fills my mouth.
I sometimes will move "with the flow"
The way most people do,
Yet there are times that I must go
Upstream to see the view.
To fight the current is quite hard
And some will try and fail
But I must try and be on guard
To see what life unveils.
About this poem
Going against the flow.
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Written on October 06, 2023
Submitted by stevec.24118 on October 06, 2023
Modified by stevec.24118 on October 06, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | ABAB CDCD EXEX |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 391 |
Words | 81 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4 |
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