Roy

Latin X 1967 (Philadelphia)



I saw a dead man cry.
There were tears in his eyes.
He knew he was about to die.
His loved ones kissed him goodbye.

There was no more time for him to cry.
He laid there and died.

As his soul left his body he reminisced on what he will miss.

He looked down from heaven and saw his children cry. He wished he never died.  

He reached heaven’s gate where the Holy Father waits. Holy Father embraced him, healed him.

About this poem

I wrote this about a cousin that died of cancer. As we stood around his bed tears rolled down his face. I never forgot that.

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Written on January 01, 2022

Submitted by LatinX on April 26, 2024

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AXAA AB X B X
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 419
Words 94
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 4, 2, 1, 1, 1

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1 Comment
  • alanswansea18
    My problem is sometimes my past creeps into my poems. I like your style better. Thanks for the vote.
    LikeReply 19 days ago
    • LatinX
      thank you! I think you’re extremely talented.
      LikeReply8 days ago
    • alanswansea18
      Not as good as you.
      LikeReply8 days ago
    • LatinX
      don’t say that! ❤️
      LikeReply8 days ago

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