Lost Connections

by Navada

This world can’t fix my lonely burdened heart

The list of mankind’s woes is far from brief

When people fight and worlds are torn apart

It feels like life is hardly worth the grief

The list of mankind’s woes is far from brief

It seems that no-one trusts their fellow man

It feels like life is hardly worth the grief

I’ve tried to bridge the chasm where I can

It seems that no-one trusts their fellow man

He keeps his cards well-hidden up his sleeve

I’ve tried to bridge the chasm where I can

The choice some contemplate is just to leave

He keeps his cards well-hidden up his sleeve

The curse of isolation reigns supreme

The choice some contemplate is just to leave

Though losing lives is such a dreary theme

The curse of isolation reigns supreme

When people fight and worlds are torn apart

Though losing lives is such a dreary theme

This world can’t fix my lonely burdened heart

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Something lost writing prompt entry

Writing Prompt
Write a rhyming poem about something you have lost - not someone.

This poem explores the loss of connectedness, safety and peace. It first began to take shape years ago and I've updated it for this contest. Recent world events make it feel relevant again, unfortunately. Please understand that I'm writing in character rather than as myself, so the despair contained within is purely a way to explore the theme. I'm okay, and I hope you are, too.

This poem is in pantoum form. The pantoum consists of quatrains with an abab rhyme scheme and lines of eight-twelve syllables. The second and fourth lines of each stanza serve as the first and third lines of the next, and the last line of a pantoum is often the same as the first. I've chosen to write this one in iambic pentameter.

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Lost Connections

by Navada

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