A spent old wineskin
GIDRAF MWANGI 1992 (Murang'a)
My soul is dead
My spirit lies in pieces
And my heart is frozen
Never to feel, never to love
My mind knows no rest
My body is weak with hunger
And my limbs are lame
Never to enjoy the fruits of their labor
I shouted myself hoarse for help
I cried my tears to dryness
And now I lie, sagged in a heap
A spent old wineskin
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Submitted by GIDRAF on December 28, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
| Scheme | XXAX XBXB XXXA |
|---|---|
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 321 |
| Words | 70 |
| Stanzas | 3 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4 |
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