Empty
There is no sense of direction
No time, no space
Only the depths
Deep, dark, overwhelming depths
I look for the light
But only darkness remains
Where is my smile?
I falter
I fail
I fight but I suffer the loss
Nothing
Blankness
Misery
A shell
An empty shell
That is me.
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Written on August 04, 2021
Submitted by sharehansen on August 05, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | ABCCDEFGHIJBKLLK |
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Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
Characters | 253 |
Words | 52 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 16 |
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