Killing Us Softly
It’s the things
we love
that destroy us
Taken inside
beyond
cover and shield
Killing us
softly
killing us sure
Lambs to the
slaughter
—heartache congealed
(Dreamsleep: August, 2023)
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Submitted by KurtPhilipBehm on August 23, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
Characters | 187 |
Words | 31 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 6, 6, 1 |
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