Those Teen Years
Sarah Brower 1995 (New Jersey)
Once I was a teenager
Cozy in my shell
Dipping toes in cold waters
Pulling back hesitantly
Once I was a teenager
Hopeful and self aware
Exploring the most unique labyrinth
Creating its path as walked
Once I was a teenager
Distraught, anguished broken blood cells
Years of tearful nights and days
Once I was a teenager
Lacking skills communication required
Friendships sailed rocky seas
Once I was a teenager
Looking forward to freedom
To taking the wheel steering forth
Where it took me I wanted to know
Once I was a teenager
Thank-goodness I won’t be,
Not ever again
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Submitted by sarahella19 on December 07, 2023
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| Scheme | Axxb Axxx Axx Axx Axxx Abx |
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| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 574 |
| Words | 106 |
| Stanzas | 6 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 3, 3, 4, 3 |
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