Midnight



In the middle of the silence
there's only breath and lonely thoughts
keeping me awake at midnight
reminding me of all my flaws

I could escape them under the covers
I could hide inside my dreams
wash away with late-night showers
but I need some sleep for such routines
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Written on March 26, 2023

Submitted by Berxiton on March 25, 2023

Modified on May 01, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XXXX AXAX
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 268
Words 50
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 4, 4

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