Breaking
Peter S. 1988 – 2004 (United States)
There I am, standing there,
from which the world I'm unaware.
Through grass, to dirt, to ice, I'm taking
But it's not the world, it's my mind
that's breaking.
Steady footing, I watch me walk
a step without a second thought.
I watch my face, the mask it bears.
I see my heart with all its tears.
I feel the pain, my body aching
But it's not my bones, it's my mind
that's breaking.
I try to shake myself awake
But my grasp feels too fake
My body, as I witness, falls away.
For its light has gone astray.
A lonely tear, afraid, alone.
Its maker's fate, it can't condone.
And so, that tear, it runs for help.
To my body, quickly I skelp.
My sorrowed chest, I saw, was quaking
But it's not my heart, it's my mind
that's breaking.
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Submitted on March 02, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | aabcB xxddbcB eeffgghhbcB |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 702 |
Words | 141 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 5, 7, 11 |
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