Life is for the birds
A.D. Small 1987 (Indiana)
Life is for the birds
I feel like I'm slowly being torn apart
Like a flock of vultures are fighting over my flesh
Honestly i don't even know where to start
I just feel like i need something fresh
I can't live my own life without these birds
Everywhere i go i see there feathers
They make me angry beyond words
They pluck at my body through any weather
I want to be free to live my own life
With out all these crows everywhere
I want to scream at them with a butcher knife
And tell them to stop making the game unfair
The birds follow my every move
They stock my every decision
Like a key fitting into a groove
You have to turn the tumbler with precision
There little beady eyes watch me
So cold and dead inside
I beat my wings trying to get free
I duck and dodge and try to hide
But the birds bring me one thing
Complete darkness
A.D. Small
August 17, 2021
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Submitted by amberp.35129 on December 23, 2021
Modified on April 27, 2023
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Quick analysis:
| Scheme | A BCBCAXAXDEDEFGFGHIHIXX XX |
|---|---|
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 858 |
| Words | 174 |
| Stanzas | 3 |
| Stanza Lengths | 1, 22, 2 |
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