Wretched



Her formless body
Quivers
Sagging. coffee skin
Struggles to contain the mass of her.
This forsaken soul that love forgot
Welcomes new terrors
As now, they are her only friends.
Tears explode from her
As screams between ragged breathing
Chances not taken
Haunt her.
Menacing her with shouts
Of “if only” and “what if”?
She can no longer count
The trespasses.
The smiles of those who
Wronged her
Have blurred into
The obscure collage
Of unfriendly, unknown,
Vacant eyes.
She existed eons ago
Had a name
Was familiar.
Now
She just was.
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Written on September 23, 2023

Submitted by santrabbit45 on September 23, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABCDEBBDFGDBHIBJDJKLBMNDOB
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 542
Words 102
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 26

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  • gbaranoff
    This writer caught the essence of a soul, its form without giving it human features captured its wretchedness and wailing giving it life when it no longer is.
    LikeReply6 months ago

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