I Try to Read...between the lines



I put the pen to page,
Because one day,
The
"Irrational fears"
Will come true;
The nightmare,
A life.

I put the ink to tree,
Because one day
It will fall,
And the window will be used for safety
The seatbelt not enough,
Nor Saturn's whip if milky way.

I put feelings in words
Because I do not know
How else to face
My demons,
Whom I try repeatedly
To disown.

I put the pen to page
Because it is
How I live.
I
Breathe
Through nightmares
To prepare
For
One day's
One day.
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Written on November 25, 2021

Submitted by lissie_w on May 16, 2022

Modified on April 05, 2023

34 sec read
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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABxxxcx dBxdxb xxxxdx Axxxxxcxxb
Closest metre Iambic dimeter
Characters 473
Words 111
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 7, 6, 6, 10

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