Out Of Order
Where is it? Is it
Neither between nor through?
A whole hour I laughed
With you in a minute.
Sea of madness take your cue.
Oh, wow! Where was I
When I really needed me?
I wonder why, I wonder.
Supposing I am...
Am I then supposed to be?
Where are your heads
All you who pass by?
When you are wanted most
And you're not there
What good am I?
Is there a person alive?
Who's never made a mistake?
Sweet dreams baby.
It must be out of order
To grow up, to hope, to quake.
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Submitted on February 05, 2010
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | XAXXA BCDXC XBXXB XECDE |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 448 |
Words | 97 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 5, 5, 5, 5 |
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