Turning Grey.
ThoughtsToMyself 1995 (Texas)
I rob myself of night and day,
In dark I lie and waste away.
The months they come and years they fade,
I see my eyes are turning grey.
I know myself too well to pray,
My empty words will fall in vain.
The days they leave, and weeks they change,
I see my heart is turning grey.
I see my death as sweet escape,
Lay roses on my resting place,
The minutes tick, and hours race,
I see my skin is turning grey.
Right here I plant my final grave,
In tangled roots and hollow caves.
I burrow deep and hide my face,
I see my life has turned to grey.
©ThoughtsToMyself
About this poem
This is a poem about my journey with depression.
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Written on September 01, 2022
Submitted by ThoughtsToMyself on November 16, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Scheme | AAXA AXXA XBBA XXBA |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 565 |
Words | 133 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
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