Individual Light
Cast me not into the shadows
Where darkness drains light
Nor into the midst of the crowd
Where conformity bleeds individuality
Sit me not on a high walled tower
Just to wait for me to fall
Nor into the deepest depth of ocean
To drown my voice of nonconformity
Nurture instead this lone peculiar light
The privilege mine to stand apart
Let me sit on chairs of my making
And float in the rivers of tranquility
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Submitted on April 11, 2011
Modified on March 18, 2023
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Quick analysis:
| Scheme | XAXB XXXB AXXB |
|---|---|
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 396 |
| Words | 76 |
| Stanzas | 3 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4 |
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