Value

Aasiyah 2006 (USA)



Reality isn't what it seems,
but it's not like a mirror

Although, my life does reflect me,
at least I can't see her

Because I'm full of darkness,
even on a sunny day

You know, I kind of like it that way.

A man puts his label, and a man decides it's worth,
and a man decides what's better, and a man decides what's worse

And no man loves me beyond what he can see;
no man loves me

And that's easy to see

If I had value, this equation called life
would solve my problems,
because I would be a number

Instead of number zero,
maybe number one

Or an infinity of numbers,
just for fun

About this poem

He told me.. "There's some value in it." Of course you'd know.

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Written on June 12, 2022

Submitted by on June 12, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XA BA XC C XX BB B XXA XD XD
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 587
Words 135
Stanzas 10
Stanza Lengths 2, 2, 2, 1, 2, 2, 1, 3, 2, 2

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