Off Center

Steve Cochrane 1955 (Cape)



I am off center, must reenter
The road to somewhere else.
I don't know why, but I must try
To find where dreams don't melt.

Generic phrases always amazes
Me with "One size fits all".
Mentality which easily
Will cause my goals to stall.

Just be a friend and try to spend
Sometime in solitude
And stay awhile if it's your style
With love that is imbued!

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Misguided attempts

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Written on July 08, 2023

Submitted by stevec.24118 on July 20, 2023

Modified by stevec.24118 on July 20, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XXXX XAXA XBXB
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 353
Words 73
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4

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