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Quicksand

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I know that you needed a mother's love
Quicksand
I know that you needed a father's love
Quicksand
But they chose a life without you in it
Moulding you into a child who paints mental pictures of what a family should be
For you were born only to know what rejection is
Quicksand
A child living in the reality that they created
Quicksand
A narrative that they have written, but you live in
Quicksand
Don't sink in it
But fight through it
And you'll realize that you always were worth loving
Even if they never saw it

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Written on February 24, 2021

Submitted by redeemedn on June 27, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme aBaBcdeBfBgBcchc
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 522
Words 106
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 16
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