Self Destruction

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The seas are endless before me,
The skies cannot be reached,
I walk amongst the plague.

This garden must be corrupted,
The apple on my phone is missing a piece.
Being born into this world isn’t the worst atrocity you've committed,
I will not pretend to care for recycling or paper straws any more than the next man.
But isnt the world beautifully corrupted?

Does a world that has bred such destruction not deserve to be
Destroyed.
Why should we pity it.
Its beautiful
Yeah it's beautiful…
Does that mean it deserves to be saved?
Like a damsel in distress?

I can empathise with you but,
but...
Are we not of this world?
Are we not beautiful?
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Submitted on March 28, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AXX BXXXB AXXCCXX DDXC
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 626
Words 117
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 3, 5, 7, 4

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