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Tired

Emma L. A.

Wandering

My mind is wandering

I overthink

As I lie in bed


The thoughts racing


In my head


Count sheep


They say


Nothing works


I think and think


For hours at a time


And eventually


I succumb to sleep
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Written on November 07, 2023

Submitted by decwierdo on November 07, 2023

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Scheme A B A B X X X
Closest metre Iambic dimeter
Characters 217
Words 60
Stanzas 7
Stanza Lengths 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1
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