I took a breath
I took a breath.
The air wasn't fresh anymore:
Bitter, drunken, ignorant.
It crawled up my nostrils
Trying to not let me fall asleep.
Its sarcasm irritated my eyes
Making the tears explode on my face.
The air started execution of my heart
When turning into a vital oxygen.
It poisoned my mind with
Illusions and worn out dreams
Which have been loyally visiting
My head every night.
The air convinced my body at last:
Bitter, drunken, ignorant is
Better than lonely!
Or is it?
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Submitted on May 01, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 459 |
Words | 85 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 17 |
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