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Stockholm Syndrome

Laurie Michelle Adams

Cover my mouth
Wrap me in a cloth
Throw, me in a trunk
Yell, tell me...I'm no good
Starve me...withhold, water
Until, I break

When I wake
Afraid, I hurt you
I crawl back
When I fight
I feel guilty
You need me

Please, forgive me
Am I cruel?
Here, let me please you
I don't want you to feel defeat
Without you I can't sleep

When I wake
Afraid, I hurt you
I crawl back
When I fight
I feel guilty
You need me

I'm sorry...I never meant to run
I know...
Loving myself is wrong

When I wake
Afraid, I hurt you
I crawl back
When I fight
I feel guilty
You need me
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Submitted by Lma212 on August 22, 2024

Modified by Lma212 on September 26, 2024

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Quick analysis:

Scheme xxxxxa ABCDEE exbxx ABCDEE xxx ABCDEE
Closest metre Iambic dimeter
Characters 561
Words 129
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 6, 6, 5, 6, 3, 6
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