Hit The Switch
Hit the "switch" and life is gone like turning off a light.
Storm clouds overwhelm the sun
when nemeses requite.
Time tantalizes demise like temptresses entice.
Empty promises deceive
when coquettes sacrifice.
Death mandates the calendar like a decreed event.
Colors bleach into blank-white
when distinctions are spent.
Fate determines destiny like blueprints sketch a span.
Intentions take a back seat
when there's a higher plan.
Spirits soar beyond restraint like butterflies in flight.
Liberation is triumph
when transitions are sprite.
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Submitted on February 05, 2010
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | AXA BXB CAC DXD AXA |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 525 |
Words | 81 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 3, 3, 3, 3, 3 |
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