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No Mass For Me

Joshua Barminas 1993 (Mubi, Adamawa state.)

Free verse
No Mass for me
Sing no songs and play no drums
Just a distant sigh for a life not lived
Where was i?
where did i go?
You cannot remember me, for you did not know me
Like a forgotten thought, a mild itch
i was here, then i wasn't
No Mass for me

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"No Mass For Me" is a free verse written in the first person narrative, allowing the audience the opportunity to feel the melancholic mood of the author, where in poignant reflection, the author questions the impact of his existence.

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Written on December 31, 2023

Submitted by jbarry376 on February 24, 2024

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Scheme AbcdeafgA
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 244
Words 56
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 9
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