One Less
One less "one to see"
since your eyes are closed.
One less "one to see" now that you're reposed.
One less "one to reach"
since your arms are blocked.
One less "one to reach" now that you're undocked.
One less "one to love"
since your breaths are drawn.
One less "one to love" now that you're bygone.
One less "one to teach"
since your goals are reap.
One less "one to teach" now that you're asleep.
One less "one to kiss"
since your lips are sealed.
One less "one to kiss" now that you're unreeled.
One less "one to know"
since your days are spent.
One less "one to know" now that you're absent.
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Submitted on February 05, 2010
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | ABBCDBEFFCGGHIBJKL |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 578 |
Words | 114 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 18 |
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