Dining At The End Of The World
We were so sweet,
hands clasped,
as we strolled
to the end of the world.
To run felt futile,
when I was happy,
to fade from life’s sky,
for the girl,
with a smile that all the stars envied.
You didn’t need to say a word,
I saw, before, when we ran,
the way the madness clamped it’s jaw,
around your dainty ankle,
and roared “No more.”
We strolled,
you hobbled,
to the end of the world,
where the madness took you,
and then, me,
ever so willingly.
We were so sweet,
when we ate each other whole,
dining at the end of the world,
with candles by our side,
and each other’s calves,
between our teeth.
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Submitted on March 14, 2018
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Scheme | AxbC dexxx xxxdx bxCxee Axcxxx |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 583 |
Words | 118 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 5, 5, 6, 6 |
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