Not sure if this is poetry or prose?

Wall


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I’ve lived here for far to long


The walls creep nearer and nearer


They are so nigh I feel as though I’m sinking into them


Slowly, surely, ‘til I’m sure I must now be a wall myself.


I separate myself, grappling painfully for each inch


The walls are strong, like quicksand


I breathe air, I heave air, trying to escape the prison


But it draws me back in, leaving scratches in the oak flooring





And no.... I'm not a drug addict.

Not sure if this is poetry or prose?
Well - it's set out as free-form poetry.
Reply:Good Poem... Thats poetry for you! I love poetry...
Reply:You don't sound like your a drug addict. your wording is quite good, you have potential, but i am wondering on line 3 is it "nigh" or "high" but either way it should be low because they are closing in on you





best of luck, by the way POEM





peace out
Reply:Prose can be poetry.....
Reply:Its non-rhyming poetry. and you have to be a little crazy to be able to write it. I like the imagery but had a little problem with -


"the walls are strong, like quicksand" after two readings you get it that you mean the walls have a powerful "pull" like quicksand, but the first reading kind of throws you.


nice. carry on.
Reply:I think and am 97% sure this is a poem.
Reply:its nice


ur poem is from ur heart seems to be


it is a poem
Reply:I really like it. I would call it a poem even though prose is poetry. Poetry doesn't have to rhyme. Just the movement of words makes it a poem. My favorite line is "I breathe air, I heave air, trying to escape the prison..." I may be way off, but my feeling is that you feel trapped by circumstances and that you desire a change. Although drug addiction never entered my mind, I can see how the wall and feeling trapped could be a metaphor for drug addiction.


Very nice poem.
Reply:i dont like the toppic of a wall