The Mirror.
Is there a mirror above the earth
which shadowed shells can see,
and see in it reflected
their first time being free?
Is there a decision,
you cruel thing; you entity,
or is the entity absurd
false but real,
and crawling toward its dignity?
Will it end with us
basking in confusion
and you;
with silent laughter, knowing
existence is our madness
and confusion must be engraved
to keep man's sanity?
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Submitted on May 01, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | XAXA BAXXA CBXXCXA |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 383 |
Words | 71 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 5, 7 |
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