Stranger

Ari Dean 2009 (Canterbury)



There’s a stranger nearby
I may have to hide
And I just might die
Not from murder
Not from death
But for the thoughts
That lie in my head
I’m a stranger to myself
I can’t think straight anymore
Help me please
There’s a stranger
Making me want to fall on my knees

About this poem

I wrote this for anybody feeling like they aren't who they used to be; who feels like they can't stop turning into a monster in their heads.

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Written on May 12, 2022

Submitted by AriDean on May 12, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABACDEFGHICI
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 270
Words 53
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 12

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