Silent Resistance



Your silence scares me
I wish it did not
It is the resistance that causes me ache

I must face your silence
Allow you your space
I will be there when you are ready


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Written on November 29, 2021

Submitted by alexandreabailey1 on November 29, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AXX XXA
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 169
Words 40
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 3, 3

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