Sudden and Sharp
This is the catharsis
Against an impenetrable defense
The center is welling and aiming
At these vague and incoherent ramblings
Laid it all bare before the mind
Deconstructed again and again recombined
Taken to task without holding back
In trying to find what it is that it lacks
Is everyone as capable of apathy
And its sudden and sharp one-eighty
From one uncaring, unfeeling moment
To the swell of a crescendoed foment
Profundity is so tired and worn
The search for it only leaves the forlorn
While giving it up doesn’t feel right
I didn’t put up too much of a fight
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Submitted by scottp.79313 on June 13, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | AXXA BBXX CCXX DDEE |
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 557 |
Words | 102 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
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