Liminality



Leave me, I won’t be waiting.
All I want is be free.
Free of torment
What am I waiting for?
Leave me earth and flesh
Unable to transition
I want you to leave me
joy hurts
I want to leave,
but my hope is here.

About this poem

This is about my need and want to change even though I find it difficult.

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Written on January 11, 2021

Submitted by bennettm.22202 on January 18, 2023

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABCDEFBGHI
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 210
Words 49
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 10

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Benny is an actor, and writer. They are recent graduate of the University of Memphis with a degree in theatre. Some of their interests include Dungeons and Dragons and Tarot Reading. more…

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