Ashes in the burn.
Heavy is how I feel today
But today is everyday
Tea is of no help to me
And neither is a cup of coffee
Unfinished lines written all over
The screeches of a few more
Will I leave this too, undone?
Leaving the ashes in the burn
Life stares as death blares
And I make my truce
With the empty words,
Empty letters, must and shoulds
While all I want is to
Walk with the wind
To the gulls and the sun
Teasing the speckles on the crescent
Does that make me a traitor
To not love just one?
Creases and folds
On the lottery tickets
That's ought to make dozens
Till then, I'll just hide
Like a needle in the hay
And watch the world die in rue
And sad rains.
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Submitted on February 16, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | AABBCXDX EXXE FXDXCD XXXXAFX |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 625 |
Words | 132 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 8, 4, 6, 7 |
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