Ashtray
Abigail vesely 2003 (Grass valley)
I’m an unsuspecting prey
Could never know when
What time or what day
It’s fair to say
No matter who you are
You’ll die the same
Moves in mysterious ways
Calm and violent
Like Sebastian’s wave
If death is something you crave
You are not you
You’ve become a slave
A fictitious path that demons lay
Shinny and gold, fully paved
Death does not save
Each and every time
It becomes another’s pain
A big dark cave
What’s inside?
Nothing great
Keep your light at bay
Don’t you know?
You’ve been lead astray
It’s not all the rave
All you have isn’t what you gave
So put your mind away
Suffocate your thoughts
In the ashtray.
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Submitted by abi_v on January 28, 2023
Modified on March 18, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | ABAACDEFGGHGAIGJKGLMANAGGAOA |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 639 |
Words | 119 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 28 |
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