Shattered



I had this summer day
where you were fire, and I was sad,
and we melted ourselves
into a rare and perfect glass.
Maybe we can be like marbles,
well-rounded and varied,
or maybe we can magnify
and burn splinters in the pavement.

Today I see the faintest reflection,
smooth but dirty, old and cherished
like the way that you broke me,
and smashed life on the floor.
We've been devitalized;
presently I hold just one sliver.
Maybe we were fragile,
or maybe
we can meld again
and mold our lives inside.
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Submitted on May 01, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AXXXXXXX XXBXAXXBXX
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 481
Words 92
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 8, 10

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