Scorn and Innocence
Time is running short.
The candle is out.
The last grain of sand has fallen.
Your silence torments me,
like pieces of a twisted puzzle.
You call me crazy,
But I'm not afraid.
It's ok, we're all insane.
You fear what you can't see,
like a scorpion with a twisted tail.
A single tear runs down my face.
I close my eyes and rewind.
All this torture for a skeleton.
Putting pleasure in your twisted mind.
And I'm hiding under covers,
trying to erase what isn't mine.
Time is running short.
The candle has gone out.
You think you're only getting closer.
Is this what you planned?
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Submitted on August 17, 2010
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | Abc dxdxx dxxe cexx Abxx |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 555 |
Words | 107 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 3, 5, 4, 4, 4 |
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