Remaining a baby
Abel Senemede 1999 (Lagos)
I'm aging,
Nevertheless, I still crawled in your sights;
Sucking on my fingers, and pacifiers, and Crying
The time keeps on clocking,
tick tock but I'll be a vicenarian next tomorrow,
I'll be a grown-up man
But do I still look like a baby in thy sight?
Dear God,
I have killed a grown-up man in my heart
I'm a young offender
And yet you named me juvenile
Will I ever look like a baby:
Ever innocent in thy sight?
Thus I'm grateful for aging in Thy grace
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Written on April 15, 2023
Submitted by ©Abs on April 15, 2023
Modified on April 16, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | ABAACDEFGHIJEK |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 469 |
Words | 101 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 14 |
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