Slow Poison
I sold my well-being.
For a fair price I might add.
Envy would’ve stopped this transaction.
Luckily I turned my back on what lurks in my shadows.
Now forced to understand my misery..
I perform these tricks with ease.
I step on stage, and people test their best lies against me.
Slipping me words of praise.
It’s all just slow poison.
Is there a cost too high for indulgence?
Peace of mind never brought me an audience like Pride has.
Humility offered me nothing but omission in their minds.
I bought my ticket toward destiny.
When time shows up to walk me to my exit, I shall have escaped it’s burden.
By having my choice of fate.
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Written on February 22, 2021
Submitted by antoniolaborte9 on September 14, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | XXAX BXB XA XX X BA X |
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 622 |
Words | 117 |
Stanzas | 7 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 3, 2, 2, 1, 2, 1 |
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