Heaven Or Hell
The body borrowed,
the soul to lend
The clock runs quickly,
each click portends
The choices wagered,
the chips they fall
The sins if proffered,
a last downfall
Your memory staggered,
the past in waves
The future stealing,
are you enslaved
The trumpet blows,
one last farewell
The die is cast
—heaven or hell
(Villanova Pennsylvania: February, 2018)
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Submitted by KurtPhilipBehm on February 05, 2018
Modified by KurtPhilipBehm on May 02, 2020
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | XX AX BC BC BX XX XD XD A |
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Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
Characters | 351 |
Words | 58 |
Stanzas | 9 |
Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 1 |
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