Soul Contemplation
E.S. Conway 1985 (United Kingdom)
Randomly sat
shedding a tear
Drowned in the cold
Wrapped in my fear
No reason I know
Or not one alone
Perhaps it's my life
The answers unknown
People can't help,
they are the cause.
Too many people,
All swinging doors
Happy to take
rarely to give
Helping themselves
Trying to live
Or perhaps it is me
I alone am to blame
Hating myself
Living in shame
Shamed by my past
Follies of old
Cocooned in contempt
My soul has been sold
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Submitted by almostemily on May 09, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | XXAX XBXB XXXX XXXX XCXC XAXA |
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Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
Characters | 403 |
Words | 82 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
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