I never looked life in the eyesAlways stood downKept quiet What is the benefit in speaking Who will listen to the words I have to sayI partially livedI existed I hated who I wasBut that’s not who I amI sing to the mountains I ride with the windI’m ever free and ever changing I’m loudAnd I’m not afraid to question Why exist When I can live
About free versePoetry without a set rhyme scheme or regular meter, shaped by the poet.
Free verse has no fixed rhyme scheme or regular meter, so there is no rule to check it against. That does not mean it lacks craft. The poet chooses where lines break, how long they run, and what repeats, and those choices shape it.
Listen for Where each line ends, and how that break changes the way you hear it.
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