Trying to make it
Trying to make it
As I approach a new year I wonder when I'll make it.
I have been looking back and looking forward
Children grown, but missing
Wishes kept, but many incomplete
When will I make it
When will my heart forgive me for things not accomplished
I see the joy, but feel the regret
There are so many things I wished and planned
So many things I let life take
When will that be replaced by the joy of being
Not today
About this poem
As a divorced dad whose children are now grown reflection is sometimes painful
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Written on December 25, 2022
Submitted on April 25, 2023
Modified on April 26, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 428 |
Words | 89 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 12 |
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