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Sarchophagus

Taalibah Denise

Burning Red Eyes
 Rib-cage Demoralized

Endless sins
 Has no beginning

Externally glowing
 Internally dimming

Suffering from depression
 Overcome by demons

Fighting against oppression
 While screaming for freedom

Reckless during fasting
 Absent during praying

The Qur'an's gathering
 Evidence
     Against me
 The Devil is swaying

In the world
Outside the Masjid

Can't stop hustling
 Too broke to live

Wanna sleep
 Afraid to go bed

Prepared to see the grave
 Ain't ready fo' dead
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Submitted on June 01, 2012

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Scheme XA XB BB CX CX BB BXXB XA BX XD XD
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 455
Words 71
Stanzas 11
Stanza Lengths 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 4, 2, 2, 2, 2
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