cannot stop



something i’ve used to help, no more
now, a thing i do when im bored
an action taking place at the darkest corners,
the quietest of nights

but now, i cant seem to stop myself
i’ll fill the white with vibrancy
until there’s no more clean
only debris

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sh warning how it is for me

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Written on January 11, 2023

Submitted by chronic_melancholic on January 11, 2023

Modified on March 05, 2023

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4

Quick analysis:

Scheme XXXX XAXA
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 257
Words 51
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 4, 4

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