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The Questions that Torment My Mind

Today I noticed how the sky
looked without you by my side and
I was surprised that the promised
doom appeared to have departed
along with your final goodbye.
Why couldn't you have left sooner?

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Structured: Western
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This is tetrameter blank verse with no concern for foot. This was inspired by a friend's trials, not my own.
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Comments

absolutely awesome, i love it , your friend is you in the poem , so sorry

where strikes me most is "appeared to have departed", and like Dennis Brutus the emotion seems very controlled i like the structure

A write that only you could achieve, enjoyed it better knowing it was not for you, but give my best thoughts to your friend.
Yours Ian.T

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