The Seeker



If today is but future yesterday
And tomorrow future today
Then will it ever end -
The daily empty trend?

Will it ever get better?
Will time really tell?
Or is this how we lie
When it won't work out?

A truly timeless life is still
Digging hard where it stands
For those seeking elsewhere
Will find nothing there.
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Submitted on January 14, 2013

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AABB XXXX XXCC
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 301
Words 59
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4

Shane Bowman

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