8. The Sorrowful Man - Alec Mazurek

This is the story of the sorrowful man

He was a very successful man
A rags to riches type story
He used to have a difficult life
He was neglected and beaten
Persevered until the very end

This is the story of the sorrowful man

He started to work
And he quickly came with an idea
He created it, made it his one power
Amazed the world with his invention
Shock befell all those around him

This is the story of the sorrowful man

He lived life to its full potential
He did whatever money could bring
He found his one true love
And he felt all was complete
Although he was blissfully unaware

This is the story of the sorrowful man

He quickly learned of the true dangers
Of bad decisions and greed
His company went backrupt
He lost all that he kept dear
He even lost his love

This is the story of the sorrowful man

From riches to rags
He was at a loss
Where did it all go wrong?
He did not know
Although he tries to remember
Of the oppertunity he was given
He still feels his own sorrow
With the loss of all the things he held dear

This is the story of the sorrowful man
It is to come to a close
An ending to a book
The end of a lifetime
Gone
Lost
Forgotten
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This is a narrative poem about a man that fell from grace, and now his life is sad and he feels as if it could all end.

The first stanza is about his early life, which was difficult because he was neglected by his parents, but he tried to continue on. The second stanza about him creating an object that was revolutionary, and sold very well, which made him rich.

The third stanza is the man taking life to the maximum with his new earned riches. He tries to have as much fun as he can, and he finds someone he 'loves', but is unaware of how quickly life can change. The fourth stanza is him making bad decisions in his life, and losing everything that he held dear. The fifth stanza is him reflecting on his losses, and how he should have been more careful with his blessings, and the sixth and final stanza is wrapping up the poem with how his life ended there.

I wrote this because I tried to convert a story into a poem, which was fairly difficult but I think I didn't do too bad for a first time.

The figurative elements are - Repetition (this is the story of the sorrowful man), Allusion (sort of Lord of the Rings? Line 9-10, forging of the One Ring), Metaphor (line 36)