A Place to Dwell
I dwell in a perfect place,
a place where silence
is loud,
noise is constant,
doors seldom open,
nightmares never close
I live in an antiseptically clean,
yet, horrendously repulsive environment
of waste, torment, vulgarity, anger, hatred, love
I share space with no one,
pay no rent nor make repairs,
Satisfied to maintain the status quo
of my home -
I reside within myself.
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Submitted on September 04, 2013
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Scheme | XXXABX XAX BXXX X |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 362 |
Words | 64 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 6, 3, 4, 1 |
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