Embers of Self
Kerjean Rithal 2004 (Victoria hospital carries , st lucia)
The fire I built is burning me alive,
From the outside in, excluding my mind.
I danced in the shadow of happy times,
Catastrophic, unyielding inclines.
Above mountains, my pitch screams,
To the ears of unknown realities.
I repeat the same lines all the time,
A crucible that magnifies my pain, my social rejection,
That lives on even when it all fades.
Unhealthy habits burn through my skull,
I try to find new solutions but instead ignored all
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Written on January 23, 2024
Submitted on January 23, 2024
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 446 |
Words | 90 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 5, 2 |
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