Sleeping on the edge
Don't rock in your sleep at night
You might roll and fall out of bed
Lie still so you don't have to fight
Restless thoughts crawling out of your head
Sleeping on the edge might keep you half awake
So dreams don't take you away
Deep asleep you won't be able to to break
The hold that keeps you there to stay
About this poem
Slumber poetry.
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Written on March 01, 2024
Submitted on March 02, 2024
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | ABAB CDCD |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 307 |
Words | 63 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4 |
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