Lost Cause
I stare out of the window
the rain pelts the dirty pane of glass,
jagged edges of water melt like tears from heaven.
It seems that life is one
endless procession of comings and goings
as Fanny Price eloquently said,
I have to agree.
Once upon a time, I believed that
A knight in shining armor
surely would rescue me
from the fiery dragons.
But alas, he didn't show up.
Maybe he was caught in a traffic jam
while leaving his mistress's house.
I have to leave the dragon slaying
for the better equipped.
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Submitted on May 01, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | XXA AXXB XXBXXXX XX |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 486 |
Words | 94 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 3, 4, 7, 2 |
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