The Front Porch
The closer I get, my heart pounds
The closer I get, my pace slows
The closer I get, the ear ring sounds
The closer I get, my breathing shallows
The closer I get, my breath quickens
The closer I get, my dizziness consumes
The closer I get, my spirit dims
The closer I get, anxiety looms
The closer I get, the front porch in view
The closer I get, my home, prison, my shu
About this poem
A recollection of the panic attacks that start as soon as one glimpses their house
Font size:
Submitted by CarretFran on July 07, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
- 22 sec read
- 17 Views
Quick analysis:
Scheme | AXAA XBXB CC |
---|---|
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 360 |
Words | 74 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 2 |
Translation
Find a translation for this poem in other languages:
Select another language:
- - Select -
- 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
- 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
- Español (Spanish)
- Esperanto (Esperanto)
- 日本語 (Japanese)
- Português (Portuguese)
- Deutsch (German)
- العربية (Arabic)
- Français (French)
- Русский (Russian)
- ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
- 한국어 (Korean)
- עברית (Hebrew)
- Gaeilge (Irish)
- Українська (Ukrainian)
- اردو (Urdu)
- Magyar (Hungarian)
- मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
- Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Italiano (Italian)
- தமிழ் (Tamil)
- Türkçe (Turkish)
- తెలుగు (Telugu)
- ภาษาไทย (Thai)
- Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
- Čeština (Czech)
- Polski (Polish)
- Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Românește (Romanian)
- Nederlands (Dutch)
- Ελληνικά (Greek)
- Latinum (Latin)
- Svenska (Swedish)
- Dansk (Danish)
- Suomi (Finnish)
- فارسی (Persian)
- ייִדיש (Yiddish)
- հայերեն (Armenian)
- Norsk (Norwegian)
- English (English)
Citation
Use the citation below to add this poem to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"The Front Porch" Poetry.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 13 Jun 2024. <https://www.poetry.com/poem/104432/the-front-porch>.
Discuss the poem The Front Porch with the community...
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In