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Night Terror

Amanda Bunyard 1986 (California)

Awakened by the moisture;
tears rolling down soft cheeks.

Reminded of the pain;
heartbeat increases momentarily.

As I try to go back to sleep I see his face behind tightly closed eyelids.

Go away! Go AWAY!
The voice in my head screams.

Please? Stay! Don’t leave!
My heart begs one more time

As his image fades away my heart’s in disrepair;
I ponder all the things I’ve done to make him no longer care.
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Submitted by TheAmandaBunyard on May 15, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XX XX X XX XX AA
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 402
Words 74
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 2, 2, 1, 2, 2, 2
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