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Tired

Zena Williams 2009 (Calgary)

Free verse
Tired
Not the type of tired you think
I wish I could just blink and be okay.
Lie in a lake
I just need a break.
I’m mentally drained
I’m unwell
I know you can tell.
Please stop putting your shit on me
I’m only a teen.
I don’t deserve this
I miss not being tired
I miss being ok.
Let me sleep
Let me weep
In a mental kind of way.

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The type of tired that you don’t need sleep for.

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Written on January 19, 2023

Submitted by Zenaw2009 on January 22, 2023

Modified on March 28, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABCDDEFFGHIACJJC
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 343
Words 79
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 16
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Zena Williams

I’m a young poet and many people have told me that I’m really good. So i thought i’d give it a shot on here. I’m only 14 and going to be in highschool soon. I enjoy the emotion of poetry. It keeps me going. more…

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