Shell.
I'm unbreakable steel,
I'm unmovable will.
I'm the icy exterior,
so cold it could kill.
I'm the rock steadiness,
and the perfect calm,
I will never confess,
that I do give a d*mn.
So people attack,
biting words like wolves jaws.
I get whipped in the back,
their words leave me sore.
So many will cheat me,
thinking 'what the hell,'
because they confuse me for thick skinned,
they're fooled by my shell.
They don't know it hurts me,
but each time's like a smack.
And my shell of iron,
is now showing some cracks.
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Submitted on March 03, 2013
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | XAXAXXXB CXCXDEXE DCBX |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 492 |
Words | 96 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 8, 8, 4 |
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