Bereft
Joe Strickland 1986 (Hobbysville, SC)
my actions are my only true belongings.
the rest is just clutter,
accumulated dust
on the shelves of my spirit.
my actions are my only true belongings,
the only things that live
when the world strips me bare,
and i'm left with nothing but shame.
my actions are my only true belongings,
the only things that break my shackles
from the chains of expectation,
and the weight of what's expected of me.
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Written on May 25, 2024
Submitted by JoeStrickland on May 25, 2024
Modified by JoeStrickland on May 25, 2024
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 400 |
Words | 82 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4 |
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