My constant companion
My constant companion
He was with me the day I began to appease the coward in me
to allow an injustice despite hearing plea's from the poor infidel
that I left in my wake so he sank to his knees.
He was with me again on that hot summers day
in the feverish moment when I broke a trust
and so caused a delay in responding to impulse
beyond what I'd sought until she walked away
He was with me when I inflicted great pain
on an innocent prey
and then left all my washing out there in the rain
for all those who mock AND take heart from my fall
so I lost yet again.
He is with me this moment
tormenting my mind
as I struggle to focus on my heart's desire
to seek and to find who I wish I could be
if it was not for he who would wish me unkind
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Submitted on August 21, 2014
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Scheme | X AXX BXXB CBCXX XDXAD |
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 722 |
Words | 156 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 1, 3, 4, 5, 5 |
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