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The Void That Consumes Me

Dustin Parker 1981 (California)

Many nights I lay and wait,
I wait for the dark to come,
freedom from my pain,
the darkness beats a drum.

The sound fills my brain,
my thoughts are kept still,
they are overshadowed,
pushed into a pill.

I swallow hard,
as the darkness goes down,
it seems to fight,
I feel like a clown.

If I don't make it,
through the next night,
I hope you know,
I gave my best fight.

About this poem

My secret darkness is back and I am not ready for the next battle.

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Written on December 11, 2022

Submitted by dustinp.23997 on December 11, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XABA BCXC XDED XEXE
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 371
Words 92
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4
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