Ferrous Heart
Worn by time my ferrous heart
Flaking and peeling and coming apart
Beating softly while thundering aloud
My hammered out pulse
Alone in a crowd
Snuffed and embered
Yet burning still
A cold small fire
Barely staving the chill
Carrying on
Down the road of life
Not really knowing
Why there's so much strife
Trying my best
To not add to the burden
Dealing with my karma
Just trying to unburden
Learning to just be
Is my new goal
Plying a new path
Like a newborn foal
Developing an interest
In a philosophers way
Learning from zen master's
Is most of my day
Feeling positive
That I'm on the right road
Realizing that my mind
Just needs to unload
This seems to be
What will help my ferrous heart
And to live my life
Without coming apart
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Submitted by Willbad on February 05, 2024
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Scheme | AABCBADEDFGHGIJKJLMNMOPQPRSTSLAGA |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 731 |
Words | 137 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 33 |
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