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Island

LDM (Lela Murdock)

I am an island,
   but I didn't know.
It wasn't until the flood waters
   came rushing in and there was
   no one in sight for my rescue
   that the realization came to mind.
There were no showers of planes,
   no waves of boats,
   no rumble from a submarine hitting sand,
 Just the sound of the water submerging
   every inch of my land.
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Submitted on April 08, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Scheme ABCDEFGHIEI
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 330
Words 62
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 11
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