My Window
When I was a boy, my window was my friend.
Showing me the places, that dreams have never been.
And I used to think, I really did believe,
I'd be better off alone, better if I leave.
But now that I've been gone,
and I can't go home again.
Maybe I was wrong,
the way I thought back then.
I thought the grass was always greener,
on the otherside.
But I see no grass at all,
only mud and hate and lies.
Silence is wisdom,
if it's the fool who fears to speak.
I don't believe in love,
but I'd love to still believe.
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Submitted on May 01, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | AXBB XCXC XAXX XXXB |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 495 |
Words | 104 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
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