The Outcome



Directionless in life,
And not asking why.
Subconsciously unaware,
With love in short supply.

Finding a relief,
In the mouth of danger.
Confessing the inappropriate,
To a complete stranger.

Known to be bad,
Yet nothing to be said.
Now life is dark,
With wishes to be dead.

Profane prayers,
Laced with insane screams.
Knowing what to do,
Is lost in the dreams.

It’s beyond a competition,
Or a championship fight.
The stakes are clear,
In a failure to find the light.

About this poem

This poem represents a very brief summary revealing the weakness, that lead to a relationship, that triggered profound depression, that almost resulted in a "life ending event".

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Written on October 07, 2023

Submitted by JoseCanUC on October 15, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XAXA XBXB XCXC XDXD XEXE
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 473
Words 104
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4

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Raised on a small farm outside of a small town in Texas, I was no stranger to work. It is this work ethic that has propelled my professional success but there is this other side of me. The side that deeply thinks about things. The side with an imagination and a desire to use my hands for more than just brute physical labor. more…

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