Lived while dying
Caitlin daquisto 1983 (New York)
I lived by the needle
I lived by the pipe
I live in the streets
I lived out of sight
I stood in the dark
I stood in the fire
I stood all alone
I stood for my desire
My heart turned cold
My feeling were numb
I was losing the battle
And then sum
I would talk to angels
But listening to demons
Strapping on liquid cuffs
While praying for freedom
I would try to cry
But no tears would fall
I had so much
And then lost it all
I was all alone
Everyone disappeared
No family no friends
It's what I always feared
So I lived
While slowly dying
Praying for wings
Dreaming of flying
Until I searched
Deep inside
Found my soul
It could no longer hide
Than I stood tall
Heart broken and bruised
And walked towards the angels
Where my soul could be soothed
About this poem
I am an addict that has struggled to get my soul backand this poem represent that struggle of living while slowly dying...
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Written on 2022
Submitted by cdaquisto on July 23, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | AXXX XBCB XDAD EXXD XFXF CGXG XHXH XIXI FXEX |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 751 |
Words | 159 |
Stanzas | 9 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
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