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A sickness (1996)

Nick Rhodes

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a sickness, which is love
a cure from, which is none
to languish, which is plenty
to be lost because of, which
is forever
to thirst for, which is always
to live for, which is definite
to die from, which is certain
because i have lost you
which has killed me...

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Standing at the edge of our emotions, we can catch a glimpse of who we are when we let our true feelings be known

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Written on 1996

Submitted by poetry5240 on April 26, 2023

Modified by poetry5240 on May 12, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XABXXXXAXB X
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 295
Words 58
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 10, 1
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Poetry is the truth that ones heart speaks to another that understands its language. Pure and sincere, its song can be heard by those who will listen more…

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