Poetry

Never

Written by Jacob Ibrag

Then it hit me

all at once. Last year had

come and gone. It’s not them, it’s

what I have given that had never been

found. Then it hit me all at once. A new

year had begun. It’s not them, it’s

what I’ll never become.


Photo by gbarkz


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37 comments on “Never

  1. Well written πŸ’– anxiety… Oh!

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  2. I really enjoyed the rythym of this poem when reading it. Both in my head and when read out loud. Excellent job!

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  3. 111 likes on 1-11 πŸ’—

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  4. Powerful and slightly frightening words.

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  5. imaginarycoffee

    So delicate, so beautiful!

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  6. horrifying really….

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  7. That last line got me….. well done

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  8. kimelenecarr

    It’s like a haunting truth… beautifully written

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  9. Dainelle Writes

    I really love how mysterious your poems are…

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  10. You need not become anyone.You are who you really are, only you are in the shadow for a moment, it is just a matter of coming out to the light. Love and Light from me πŸ™‚ ❀

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  11. This was a great post. Wistful, pensive and melancholy. Reminds me of the thoughts that overcome me when I watch water flowing out from the downstream side of a bridge. A fitting symbol of time slipping away. Bravo!

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  12. so sad but so beautiful ❀

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  13. davidiclineage

    In my own lexicon, IT translates to mastery of sacrifice. What could scare us more?

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  14. “Of what you’ll never become”…what about who you already have become? Who are right now.. I like the poem because it makes me wonder what you mean by that. I also love the shape of the poem, how you made it into a picture as well.

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  15. If New Year resolutions had a synopsis. That’s just what came to mind after the read.

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  16. New Year’s Day has a way of capping the most depressing season with regret. Coldly concise.

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