Broken Glass and a Stopped Pocket Watch
Shaking cold, I feel so alone.
I’ve forgotten all the wisdom I thought I’d known.
Surrounded by familiar silhouettes,
I gasp to catch my breath.
Where am I going?
I scream but there is no sound.
I stumble forward without knowing.
My perception is fogged as I fall through the looking glass.
I want to reach out and hold the shadows that dance past.
But I’m frozen in an endless fall
Watching grains of life slip through my hour glass.
How I got here I cannot recall.
Promises I made to myself and broken echo in my head
Like little shattered tokens of a life not led.
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Submitted on May 02, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | AAXX BXBC XDCD EE |
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 560 |
Words | 107 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 2 |
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