The Power of My Pillow”



My head hits my pillow
my worries melt away
they sit on a shelf
ready to be worn
the next day
my mind clears
my thoughts sit on a counter
ready to be sorted through
the next day
My head hits my pillow
and the tension
leaves my body

About this poem

This is a Free Verse poem about what happens when you go to bed.

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Written on May 17, 2021

Submitted by s28149219 on June 11, 2021

Modified on April 03, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AbcdBefgBAhi
Closest metre Iambic dimeter
Characters 221
Words 49
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 12

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