And Be Gone
You’ll know when its time…
you won’t fight it
or struggle,
you won’t lie to yourself
—or try to hang on
You’ll let everything go
as it’s time to unburden,
your mind and your spirit,
your heart
—and be gone
(Presbyterian Hospital: July, 2019)
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Submitted by KurtPhilipBehm on July 10, 2019
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 247 |
Words | 44 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 5, 5, 1 |
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