When I was 12



My eyes water but they do not burn
These are tears I've cried before
I am confined to this space
But even here
Evil encroaches

Why is it that
My beautiful art
Must be the product
Of such disaster

These are just words
On a ripped page
With no meaning
I try and i try
But they are always meaningless

Eyes staring at me from the cracks on the wall
There is no privacy here
I am alone in-between

And i cry every night but you do not watch me then
You only watch me when i strip and when i please you

Even if i cry under you gaze you will not see me
You will just watch me bleed before you
Then hastily wash it off you dirty fingers
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Written on October 02, 2022

Submitted by chandinialgoefairy11 on October 02, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XXXAX XXXX XXXXX XAX XB XBX
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 633
Words 137
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 5, 4, 5, 3, 2, 3

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