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A Dweller's Dream

Adam Long 1986 (Virginia)

October 22 
Rhymed
Between this life and the next
Lies a vision, visible through text

One vision, held by two blind mice
To one day get a chance, to roll the dice

Dreaming, to someday leave the dirt
To live a better life, a top the earth

Praying each night they don't get caught
Searching for food, in the back lot

Life is hard and life is mean
Wake up each morning, continuing to dream

About this poem

I wrote this poem about two mice , these mice spend their lives living among the dirt and the lower end of life but dream of being able to leave it all for a bigger and better future.

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Written on October 21, 2022

Submitted by adaml.25359 on October 22, 2022

Modified on April 07, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AA BB XX CC XX
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 371
Words 76
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 2, 2, 2, 2, 2
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Adam Long

I tend to write alot of love poems, actually I have a book that I keep on my night stand that I fill with love poems to my fiance , I hope to fill the book so we can look back on it when we grow old. But I believe the best poems come from the heart, and from personal experiences. more…

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