A Dweller's Life
Between this life and the next
Lies a vision, visible through text
A vision held by two blind mice
For a bigger future and a better life
Dreaming, to someday leave the dirt
To live a better life, atop the earth
They fight through life to find their food
Hoping each night their next day is good
Their lives are short, people around them are mean
But they push through, and continue to dream
About this poem
I wrote this poem randomly while sitting in bed, the rats in this poem metaphorically represent my fiance and myself, we together have a dream to own our own house someday and build a life.
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Written on October 21, 2022
Submitted by adaml.25359 on October 21, 2022
Modified by adaml.25359 on October 25, 2022
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Quick analysis:
| Scheme | AA XX XX XX XX |
|---|---|
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 394 |
| Words | 78 |
| Stanzas | 5 |
| Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 2, 2, 2 |
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