The Bottle
He sees it on the shelf
from the corner of his eye
he can almost smell its taste
an urge he must deny
he wonders "what is wrong with me?'
it wasnt always this way
there was once a time when
he wasnt so easily persuade
things got rough and he found comfort
where many so often do
the lonley bottle on the shelf
crying out to you
but he must fight this feeling
it only causes pain
He must face his problems head on
and his mind he must retrain
There will always be a bottle
calling out his name
but like times before
he wont react the same
so he turns away with a smile
this war has just begun
but he knows in the end
it will be a war that he had won
The Bottle:
so you turn away from me
does my foul juices not tempt your weary soul?
you can fight all you want
but i know i have a hold!
so you think you won the war, my friend
well my damage is already done
i caused a havac of a wreck
and believe me "it was fun" :)
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Submitted on May 13, 2013
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | AB XB CX XX XD AD XE XE XF XF XG HG CX XX HG XG |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 890 |
Words | 197 |
Stanzas | 16 |
Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2 |
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