Sinking
And it stains your skin,
Kills a skipping step,
An anchored heart splinters,
Blinded acetone burn.
Message through the dusk,
Afterthought but overmedicated,
Please start caring,
Insides of ash write symphonies.
Hush to a caress,
Green hands beckon the daylight,
Stomach turns to lead,
A rusty, unridden bike.
Resentment geared at core,
Sediments of better days restrain,
Perfect wooden floors mean nothing,
You're wasted on me.
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Submitted on May 01, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | XXAX XBCA ABBX XXCX |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 412 |
Words | 66 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
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