tense



tense, wary eyes
Caught the mood of my blues
Suspicion around you

Am I a traitor or a rebel?
Was I cruel to you
on the first impression?
It wouldn’t matter to you.

the thought of freedom
from your dictatorship
is sickening
How would I dare?

It suits me well
Except for a few wavering burns
That I still feel to the touch
 
A snipers breath
from the watch towers
pulling the trigger

Didn’t think you were such a killer
Corrupted a good enough reason
To pull the trigger
after my introduction
It didn’t mean anything ...

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loyalty & betrayal

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Written on December 31, 2022

Submitted by azdi404 on January 13, 2023

Modified by azdi404 on March 20, 2023

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Scheme XXA XABA XXCX XXX XXD DBDBC
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 543
Words 117
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 3, 4, 4, 3, 3, 5

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