A good night's rest



my bed is straight and crisp
a fresh white pillow for my head
hospital corners have been pleated
uniform at there best
and with all the pills they give me
I still can find any rest
as night begins to fall
and evening reaches it's end
behind my unshut eyelids
mr angrys my only friend
counting sheep has never helped me
slaughtering demons takes to much time
and a simple 40 winks keeps getting
harder for me to find
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Submitted on October 16, 2013

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABBCDCEFGFDHIJ
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 402
Words 79
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 14

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