Affinity



the past

THE CAR SPINS OUT OF CONTROL
FLIPS TWICE
HE LAY IN THE SMOKING WRECKAGE
A STRANGE SMILE ON HIS FACE

the present

DRAWN BY AN IRESSISTIBLE URGE
I WATCH YOU

MILLING PEOPLE SHED TEARS

BLACK BLACK BLACK

I FOLLOW THE PROCESSION..SINGING MY NEW SONG

REBORN TO FLY....I SOAR
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Submitted on May 01, 2011

Modified on March 29, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XXXX XX X X X X
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 264
Words 52
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 4, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1

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