Lament
An example I do not wish to be
Your mind closed, unknowingly
Sadly, I close my eyes and breathe
A precedent so new to me
Third eye opens and now I see
Used your breath to cut me deep
You're unfamiliar with how well I read
I dream a dream, watch both eyes bleed
Sit and breathe indeed
Long ago learned to take heed
Appearances do not make you or me
I take a breath in company
Like water over boluder's sea
I watch myself crash over me
How much wind will I use to seethe?
I know you've felt the same, you lead
A cold love is all you have for me
Inhaling hate til play completes
A teacher I can't wait to meet
Ready to end and cut scene
You knocked the breath right out of me
About this poem
Death of a perception you've had about another. A catalyst.
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Written on October 23, 2023
Submitted by Bev11 on October 23, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | AAB AAX CDD DAA AAB CAX XXA |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 679 |
Words | 147 |
Stanzas | 7 |
Stanza Lengths | 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3 |
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