Breaking Bones
The bone breaks,
upon solid stone;
The heart fakes,
pain of being alone;
Shattering life today,
dying to relieve the pain;
Nothing left to say,
drowning in the rain;
Wandering from hate,
escaping the wrath;
No more to relate,
falling from the path;
A mountain of sin,
crashing down upon me;
No way I can win,
nothing more to see;
No more do I stand,
crawling to my fate;
Wondering where to land,
knowing it is too late;
Nothing more to doubt,
broken are my bones;
My body was not stout,
alone, my spirit groans.
~greyeyesgabriel 2012
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Submitted on January 13, 2015
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | ABABCDCDEFEFGHGHIEIEJKJK |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 759 |
Words | 97 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 24 |
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