Contrast
If I die young,
the world will stay white.
Comfort and naivety,
will cover all dark with light.
I will live forever in good,
with no shadow in sight.
I will forever be blind,
to the torments of the night.
I can not leave so white.
For evil I will stay,
Let light meet black,
and cast my world a gray.
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Submitted on May 01, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 289 |
Words | 61 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4 |
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