Myrmidon



Against my will you took me
For how could I object you, a clerisy
After you overwork me I wipe my brow clean
I fail to fathom this type of slavery.
You order me around and insist,
I work for you and I do so faithfully
Because your attention is what I crave,
I have never wanted to be anyone's slave.
But for you there is some sort of exception,
For what we could have in the future,
I hope this is the inception.

You have me in a chokehold
But after I saw you, you had already taken my breath away.
Only for you do the butterflies in me emerge,
Master, here I am stuck in this cage,
Where you imprisoned me, you have the key,
you are the only one who can render me free;
I am unable to douse the fire that you set in me.
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Written on August 13, 2021

Submitted by nyashasimela on August 15, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AXXAXABBCXC XXXXAAA
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 704
Words 149
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 11, 7

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