Ka-Ba



The loneliness of the dead,
Begets that of the living,
Lack of comfort in arms,
Cold and death warms me further.

Those I have grown accustomed to
Betray me for the medusa with a sirens song,
Hell I feel trapped,
How to escape with my soul intact?

Bury me with the provisions of eternity.
I will live death in deeds of loyalty and prayer against the deceiver,
Their names will not be written at my site,

For wasted life they have.
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Submitted on November 03, 2016

Modified on April 25, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XXXA XXXX XAX X
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 418
Words 81
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 3, 1

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