Swimming
Splish and splash,
You gotta go fast,
Can breathe half the time,
Need bigger lungs,
Need more air,
Need more speed.
Splish and splash
No more needs,
Only dreams,
Dreams to get strong,
Or to impress.
Splish and splash,
Stop thinking,
No more things,
Overwhelming me,
Growing fast,
Speed restored.
Splish and splash,
No one else matters,
One thing,
One dream,
To beat the old me.
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Submitted by raleighgoose on April 20, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
Characters | 384 |
Words | 89 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 6, 5, 6, 5 |
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