I Learned to Be Quiet
I learned to be quiet
When I was a child
At home with my mother
Whose words were not mild.
The sting of her comments
With harshness of tone,
Destroyed my self-image.
No love ever shown!
My father was "absent"
Though often nearby
With booze so I never
On him could rely.
I've struggled and struggled
To escape all those years,
Dragging the shackles
Of pain through the years.
The journey was bumpy
And so, I still pray
For faith to continue
With hope that won't stray.
About this poem
Painful Memories set to verse.
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Written on June 08, 2022
Submitted by stevec.24118 on June 08, 2023
Modified by stevec.24118 on June 08, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | XABA XCXC XDBD XEXE XFXF |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 471 |
Words | 98 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
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