River of time

I am sitting by the river,

River's flowing forward on.

I look upstream, I have this fear,

Of the past and all that's gone.

I look at water moving forward,

I hear the dread inside me talk.

Is my future leading onward?

Or in circles I still walk?

I look around and hear the sound,

Distant shout I wish would blow.

So I get up but feel so bound,

Can I move with water's flow?

Or should I jump into the river?

And let it move along its track?

Or would I drown? And thus I shiver,

Hoping someone'd pull me back.

Thus I sit again by water,

Water still is moving on.

I look around, I feel like squatter,

Stuck in circles, can't go on.

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[Honeysucklestories]

Poem tip, there is a lot of use with the word I. This is normal though try to change it up as there is only 1 paragraph in this that does not have a sentence that begins with the word I. "I look around, I feel like squatter," in this sentence you could shorten it to "Feeling like a squatter whose stuck in circles" still conveys the emotion without the use of I welcoming readers to also feel the emotions within themselves.

[DrStorm]

Thanks for the helpful tip, I will keep it in mind.

[Honeysucklestories]

You are welcome :) Keep at it !