BookEnd
I am at the end.
No time to spend in haste
No time to waste.
Time to repent at leisure
In existential seizure, the
The end of reason.
Standing on the platform
Waiting for the train to
To take me off into the
Distance, to the horizon
Of my next decision. As
If I were that damned important!
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Submitted on August 04, 2015
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
| Scheme | XAA XBC XXBC XX |
|---|---|
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 278 |
| Words | 58 |
| Stanzas | 4 |
| Stanza Lengths | 3, 3, 4, 2 |
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