Child Lying
Self-preservation:
The truth is best I always felt.
Until I knew the spanking belt.
Suppressed feelings:
Enraged and hostile, I said "hate."
True feelings now I can't relate.
Others mimicked:
As models they for me to see.
I copied them, now misery.
Compensation:
A life that's cheerless, drab and gray.
You'll never know by what I say.
Fantasy:
I make my world through fantasy.
It's fun, it's games, it's ecstasy.
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Submitted on February 05, 2010
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | ABB XCC XDD AEE DDD |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 399 |
Words | 71 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 3, 3, 3, 3, 3 |
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