Alter Ego

Arman Hoque 1977 (Winnipeg)



Alter Ego
By Arman Hoque

I took a step on a path, on which I firmly stood.
I realized I’d been standing, plainly
Misunderstood.
The world had been moving all around me,
Suddenly past,  present, and future had found me.

I collected my thoughts, collected my minds,
Infinite possibilities, from one past that reminds.
Infinite futures as i grow on my way.
Yesterday reaches tomorrow through today.

Somehow, I collected a random thought,
Rode the wave and this far it’s brought.
Challenged the future and a good fight I fought.

Till caught was I in possibilities I had wrought.
None of what happened prepared me for naught.
Nothing in all the things I was taught.
Trapped on a path, to destiny I was caught.
Thought of alternatives quite a lot.

Life’s journey crosses many paths strange.
Felt it was time to make a life path change.
Instead of of looking in looking out instead.
Get into the world; get out of my head.

About this poem

A poem about the past, And future coming too fast; A now that does not last; A moment that just passed.

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Written on May 20, 2024

Submitted by Arman_1 on May 20, 2024

Modified by Arman_1 on May 24, 2024

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AA BCBCC DDEE FFF FFFGG HHII
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 926
Words 187
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 2, 5, 4, 3, 5, 4

Arman Hoque

Founder of Empyrean Law and Senior Counsel, Arman Hoque holds a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Windsor in addition to a Master’s degree in Public Administration and a B.A. degree in Law and Society from the Ivy League Cornell University. In July 2004, he was called to the bar as barrister, solicitor, and notary public, following Articles with a prestigious Queen’s Counsel Firm. He worked in association with several prominent law firms and sage mentors to develop his high standard before establishing his own practice. Since then, he has grown his law firm. Focused on his compassion for access to justice, Mr. Hoque has received news attention for cases he has fought and won for his clients spanning 15 years of practice. He has contributed to precedents in the legal community and has been awarded numerous accolades recognizing his devotion to the law. For his clients, he uses his formidable cumulative knowledge and world-spanning experiences to effectively turn their real into as close to their ideal as legally possible. He has been a poet most his life, having self-published a volume in 1993 by honour of his patron father. more…

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