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What I Can't Say

Ian Kuchera 2005 (Pittsburgh)

Cage of desire
Cage of flame
Cage of me

Weight
Down upon
The words that cannot be set free

Bodiless soul which is begging
May I run away forever
As I carry my cage with me
My soul marked with you

About this poem

What I want to tell you but cannot and it haunts me Similar topic to "How Can I tell You' by Cat Stevens

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Written on February 17, 2024

Submitted by iansgeo6 on February 17, 2024

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Scheme AXB XXB XABX
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 197
Words 43
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 3, 3, 4
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