A Smiling Face
I'm taking it easy if it comes to fate
But for the time I've gotta wait
If you stay to long, inside my memory,
I will trap you in a song tied to a melody.
And I'll keep you there so you can't bother me
And I sat watching a flower
As it was withering
I was embarrassed by it's honesty
So I'd prefer to be remembered as a smiling face
About this poem
The poem, first published via Xanga in 2006, captures a sense of resignation and acceptance, tinged with a hint of longing and introspection.
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Written on August 14, 2006
Submitted by ammiemarie on March 22, 2024
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Quick analysis:
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 332 |
Words | 73 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 9 |
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