Eternally Instant
The lies are uncountable
with only one truth
tomorrow and yesterday
masks to confuse
Behind bars of enchantment
our fantasy hides
programming our psyches
rewriting each lie
To hide from the moment
its present refused
whose message eternal
intention abused
The mirror a prison
all windows set free
eternally instant
—when choosing to be
(Dreamsleep: October, 2023)
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Submitted by KurtPhilipBehm on October 04, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | AXXX BXXA BCAC XDBD X |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 369 |
Words | 61 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 1 |
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