That single year broke me
Dunked my head underwater,
Took my breath and choked me.
I couldn’t go on any farther.
It was what I’d always asked for
I’d stopped praying long ago.
But it was much too late to save my poor
Mind from what I know.
The audience is clapping now,
Thinking the monster has been slain.
But no one saw him knock me down
With their backs turned once again.
They’ve all moved on without me,
But I’m broken by the fight.
It hurts me how you don’t see
How I’m stumbling without light.
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I think 2017 was a hard year for everyone, but hopefully the beginning of a new year brings some hope.
I think you effectively used rhyme throughout this poem. People either avoid it altogether, or rhyme words together that make it so obvious they’re only using that word to rhyme. You chose your words carefully, and I appreciate that.