I'm Closer to Death Than I Thought (TW for mention of su!c!de)



Thoughts of suicide roam free in my head,
Reminding me of the horrors of life.
They keep telling me,
They keep urging me,
That death is the only alternative.
My head is spinning
And my mind is whirling.
My hands are shaking
And I’m trembling violently
As these terrible thoughts control my mind.
My heart is pounding
And tears are falling.
I am drowning in a sea of sorrow,
In an ocean of death,
In a world of darkness.
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Submitted by lonely-blue-sheep on March 31, 2022

Modified by lonely-blue-sheep on March 31, 2022

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABCCDEEECFEEGHI
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 421
Words 89
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 15

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