For The Long Run
Shantla Mesa 1989 (Santo Domingo)
There is something
in the air
it just doesn't feel right
to guard my mind
it all feels cluttered
our faces
they hide
in words
with no meaning
in words for the sake
of talking
I applaud myself
for being here
how I've made it this far
with a mind that's my enemy
I've got nowhere to hide
but I keep on running
as fast as I can
so no one can catch me
so no one can fight
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Submitted by shantalmesa on February 13, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | A X B X X A X X X X C X A X C B |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 390 |
Words | 96 |
Stanzas | 16 |
Stanza Lengths | 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 |
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