Shasta

Oh, I wouldn't have worried about the number of syllables. That rule really only matters if you're trying to rhyme. Of course, it can add an interesting style to non-rhyming ...

Thanks for commenting! (I caught the error!) This is not the point of view the whole story is written from. It wouldn't fit as the first part of chapter one ...

Thanks! Most of my poetry isn't all that negative. In my mind, poetry is meant to express feelings, tell stories, etc. To me it doesn't make sense to make all ...

Thanks! I think part of the problem with that line is more if you read it "When we are fin-a-lly there" with finally having three syllables (which it does!) I ...

This poem reminded me that we are all here temporarily, and sometimes that can be hard to deal with. But that's just what it reminded me of. It is so ...