It Isn't Death That Kills You
It isn't crime that cores you
It's the causality
It isn't time that bores you
It's the banality
It isn't trade that galls you
It's the venality
It isn't aid that stalls you
It's the ideality
It isn't place that draws you
It's the reality
It isn't space that awes you
It's the extrality
It isn't smart that stuns you
It's the mentality
It isn't part that runs you
It's the totality
It isn't clash that cleaves you
It's the duality
It isn't bash that peeves you
It's the brutality
It isn't breath that thrills you
It's the vitality
It isn't death that kills you.
It's the finality.
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Submitted on February 05, 2010
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 556 |
Words | 108 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
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