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Darkness

Janice Altschuler 1975 (New York)

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I can no longer see the light ahead
I see sorrow sadness and nothing instead
It’s a familiar feeling I have been here before
I lack the strength to fight it anymore
I can no longer laugh or fake a smile
I can’t hide the tears as I did for awhile
Not really sure what I do from here
The past is gone and the future I fear
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Written on May 06, 2021

Submitted by janalt94 on September 09, 2021

Modified on March 27, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AABBCCDE
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 321
Words 68
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 8
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