Lost in useless territory.
Wandering without purpose
Is my useless purpose
Branches reaching towards me
With twisted arms welcoming
And blocking passage at the same time
Do branches speak the language
Of the world, my world, the fairy world
The languages I am yet to understand
Do the leaves have meaning
Do they launch themselves into the world to be free
Or does the tree work on letting go
Which is more haunting, being the ghost
Or the witness of someone’s confessions
The cacophony of voices in my head
Want to be heard by the outside world
Will the trees listen and keep my secrets
About this poem
I used www.oblique-strategies.com to come up with a prompt for a quick writing exercise. I got "Lost in useless territory"
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Written on February 20, 2024
Submitted by Kaytee on February 20, 2024
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | AA BCX XDX CBX XX XD X |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 570 |
Words | 108 |
Stanzas | 7 |
Stanza Lengths | 2, 3, 3, 3, 2, 2, 1 |
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