"I'm Selfish"



What is happening?
The thought kept racing thru my brain
What is this life I lead
Could I really be going insane?
For so long I tried
To make myself believe I was doing the right thing
I was so wrong
Now I am so ashamed
I fucked up
I am drowning
While I am crazy dead
Please keep me blind
I have nothing left to give

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Sunshine
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Written on May 04, 2023

Submitted by amandak on May 04, 2024

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Scheme ABCBXAXXXACXX AX
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 330
Words 72
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 13, 2

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1 Comment
  • charlesedwardyork
    Very deep emotional poem with an experience I can relate to. Great work!
    LikeReply12 days ago
    • amandak.45897
      Thank you, and thank you for the read
      LikeReply12 days ago

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