Slowly Dying



My heart is broken on the floor.
It shattered such a long time ago,
But I’ve been stuck for quite some time,
So I’ve never had the chance to
Put it all back together.
My life is dying,
I’m losing hope,
And soon my life will be lost.
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Submitted by lonely-blue-sheep on January 20, 2022

Modified on March 19, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABCDEFGH
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 239
Words 55
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 8

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