Buried Alive



Lost within the folds
of my regret

Trapped between today
and tomorrow

Taking
what I could never give

Losing
what I had yet to find

(Villanova Pennsylvania: August, 2020)
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Submitted by KurtPhilipBehm on August 23, 2020

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XX XX AX AX X
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 161
Words 29
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 2, 2, 2, 2, 1

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2 Comments
  • ladyygracious
    Don't let past regrets control you, instead focus on the present and take small steps towards a brighter future.
    LikeReply4 days ago
  • ladyygracious
    You feels stuck and overwhelmed by past mistakes and uncertainty about the future... You will be fine.
    LikeReply4 days ago

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