The gift
This is a gift I tell myself
Emotions I know are real
I sense the thoughts of every one
All of this I feel
Empathic is what I am
Or have I lost my mind
Is it the living or the dead
These feelings that I find
So hard to comprehend
So hard to keep inside
So hard to believe
So hard to put aside
I've died a thousand times
A thousand more I'll die
They come to me
I refuse to see
Or feel this openly
For I tell myself
This is a gift
Not a curse
That has been given me
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Submitted on August 21, 2014
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | ABCBDEFEGHIHJKLLLAMNL |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 444 |
Words | 103 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 21 |
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