Breaking Glass
Zach Blackmer 1997 (Potsdam)
My hands beat against the glass,
For every breath I let pass,
You draw ever closer to your last.
Shall it be with some great blast?
Or will it be a somber gasp?
Or will it end with a shaky rasp?
My hands beat against the glass,
For all my effort I cannot surpass,
The falling of your mast.
Shall I be able to clasp
Your gentle hand and hasp
Your life to this great mass?
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Submitted by zach.blackmer on February 28, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | Aab bcc Aab cca |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 359 |
Words | 76 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 3, 3, 3, 3 |
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