Drowning
Micah 2004 (Tarlac City)
Many places I've been
a bed of pillows
the warmth of a hug
a feast of happiness
my body is present
and I am absent
I'm alive here
a jar of thoughts
closed by a wall full of darts
trying to pierce through my heart
breaking in and tearing me apart
I heard you; your voice is screaming, trying to make me calm in a crib of thorns
making me feel I belong and everything's normal
The reality you instilled
you are lying with so much conviction
I want to scream
I don't want to live
but I don't want to leave
I feel so empty, longing to disappear
here I am again, lying on my bed
On a familiar Friday eve
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Written on July 12, 2023
Submitted by hannymicaha.presto on July 12, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | XXXXAA XXXBBXX XXXXCXXC |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 603 |
Words | 127 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 6, 7, 8 |
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