Homeless but not speechless
I saw you
You saw me
I saw you looking
You saw me when I saw you looking at me
I looked right into your eye
But you wouldn't dare hold a stare into mine
You turned away
You ignored my faceless existence
You didn't want to see truth
I knew you were staring
Taking an interest
Wondering how I came to be
Worthless
Pointless
Useless
I want/need/desire your pennies
A slice of your freedom
To determine your own destiny
Countless are the times when I feel
Powerless
Penniless
You'd stare at me all day if you could
You are curious about me
You like me because I am nothing you are
I am here to remind you of what life could not be
You heartless see-me-nots are clueless
To my faceless existence
Pain is inevitable
Suffering is a choice
A world of pain and suffering
Choiceless
Worthless nothingness
I am
Don't shed a tear of hope for me
For my passing will be painless
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Submitted on July 24, 2017
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | XABA X X X C X B X A DDD X X A X DDX A X A D C X X B A D |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 861 |
Words | 165 |
Stanzas | 25 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 3, 1, 1, 1, 1, 3, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 |
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