barely



silicone skeleton
calcified bones
toxic shock syndrome
organ grown stones

flaming black plastic heart
emotions out of whack
schizophrenic mindset
a hypochondriac

sped so high then higher
had dreams that I was flying
dead inside on fire
no time to waste on dying

care for you
neglect myself
there for you
you wreck my health

my well being
might as well
have been speeding
right to hell

my will will not
begin to bend
my woe won’t will
itself to end

baring me
barely me
baring me
my heart
tearing me
barely me
you're tearing me
apart

baring me
barely me
baring all
I'm not
scaring me
I’m barely me
you’re scaring me
a lot

baring me
I'm barely me
rarely me
I’m shot

just bury me
won't barely be
please give me
no more thought
don’t carry me
please bury me
was living
now I’m not
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Written on April 25, 2022

Submitted by RWHoyt on April 25, 2023

Modified on April 26, 2023

1:03 min read
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Quick analysis:

Scheme xaxa bcxc dede fxfx egeg hixi JJJbjJjb JJxhjjjh Jjjh jjjxjjeh
Closest metre Iambic dimeter
Characters 847
Words 206
Stanzas 10
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 8, 8, 4, 8

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