Insignificant Things
Insignificant things
However small
Can come alive
Start to grow tall
They can start sucking life
From your hopes and fears
If you agree to feed them
They'll bring laughter and tears
A single passing thought
That today may not exist
Will one day make you chase
Everything you resist
What is everything today
Can become meaningless tomorrow
The reason for most joy
Can bring the sharpest sorrow
A creation can sometimes
Become stronger than the creator
Turning him against himself
Making him the worst kind of traitor
Eyes often get blinded
By the glitter caused by beholder
Some delusions never die
Not even when you're wiser and older
Decision is always yours
Who you love, what you want
But once it is made
It can become all puissant
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Submitted on August 21, 2014
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 728 |
Words | 129 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 8, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
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