Another Day
Water surrounds me and all my senses dim
The sounds of muffled screams come from somewhere up above the rim
It's peaceful down here
Near the ocean's depth
I sink with the remains of what used to be and hold my last breath
My life held no meaning
I realize as it ends
My work behind the counter blended well with a trend
I always did the minimum, never did my best
Now I regret that as I go lay and rest.
The salt cuts at my wounds
And I remember a time
In the shade of a tree, it was noon
The prunes so dry and sweet
I remember this, calm and happy with no care in the world
I was the kid that sat in the corner alone
But still why, why was I the one who had to live this life
Could they not postpone my fate
Maybe in a year or two I would be great, content, fulfilled
or maybe I would still be the same, alone.
Water surrounds me, If I could go back, I would
Could I have lived a life, maybe had a wife?
I start drifting, no longer am I filled with panic
A calm settles over me and I done.
I wake from bed sun streaming in from the window, I still have another day.
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Written on April 26, 2022
Submitted by 1sccarney on April 27, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | A A X X X X X X B B X X X X X C D X X C X D X X X |
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 1,128 |
Words | 280 |
Stanzas | 25 |
Stanza Lengths | 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 |
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