Edge
At the cliff's edge you stand,
Crashing waves below,
Do not envy the birds above,
As I will be your wings,
Come closer to me,
Away from the coaxing wind,
And lying sea,
It will not be your release,
But an eternal chain of sadness around my neck,
You are loved,
You are beautiful,
You are strong,
So do not answer death's call,
Let us fly away instead,
On the wings of hope.
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Stopping my best friend from suicide.
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Submitted by cwolff on December 13, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 401 |
Words | 101 |
Stanzas | 15 |
Stanza Lengths | 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 |
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