A Piece of Selfishness



Silence,
Its melancholic melody echoed.
Deafening…
intensifying my thirst for seclusion.

This space is for selfishness.
No one could enter.

This selfishness,
Come,
Get some.

About this poem

Because sometimes there are people who can only function when left alone.

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Written on July 19, 2021

Submitted by maveksca on May 10, 2010

Modified by maveksca on April 04, 2024

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XXXX AX ABB
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 178
Words 34
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 4, 2, 3

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