Heirloom
We are indeterminate
heirlooms
Just one thing
defined without our voice
A narrow path of evolution slow
Indeterminate freedom: though bound by history
Of those whose fate I wish to know
23 random rolls and you begin
And like every gambler you think you know something
Then something whole will now disperse
Parts appear and you know less
So you follow: somewhere
Sorting becomes your life
Racing dispersion
Racing entropy for enough energy
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Submitted on May 30, 2020
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | XXAXBCB XAXXXXXC |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 426 |
Words | 73 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 7, 8 |
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