I shall not listen
If my sun is asleep today
I myself shall wake up and start to glare,
If the shadows of all darkness are engaged in a clamour,
If the system says time is over,
Even if the time leaves me particular,
I shall say
I am impossible to be stopped by any bar.
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Submitted by amal_k on December 20, 2024
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| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
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| Words | 56 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 7 |
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