Bobber in the Water
Malissa Martinez 1992 (CA)
I'm floating
I'm floating right above the surface
just enough not to drown
deep breath in to hold air
before the water suffocates me
for a brief moment
I know I'll make it back to the surface
blowing out air beneath the waves
creating bubbles slowly panicking
maybe this time I won't make it back up
close my eyes
I'm floating back up
I'm a bobber
life is open water
I just sway with the motions
never lose sight of the surface
I'll always float back up
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Submitted by Missa92mae on October 23, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | ABCDEFBGAHIHJJKBH |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 455 |
Words | 89 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 17 |
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