'Us'
There is no 'us',
Save what roams, phantom-like,
Between the lines of this verse.
An 'us' to us never did belong,
Save when you and I, childlike,
Swam across the bars of a song.
And 'us' there shall never be,
As long as we, ever-weary,
Walk as One and Other - among millions.
May Time, in time, forever flatline
Whatever dim legends
We were to become.
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Written on July 20, 2023
Submitted by anubratomusic on July 19, 2023
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Quick analysis:
| Scheme | XAX BAB CCX XXX |
|---|---|
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 357 |
| Words | 78 |
| Stanzas | 4 |
| Stanza Lengths | 3, 3, 3, 3 |
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