Pins and Needles
My heart beats in time to our first song.
It's always the same, and I never get the words wrong.
I keep saying that I don't have a problem.
But I know I'm only fooling myself.
I sit in the dark, my tears glittering in the moonlight.
My blood ran cold long ago at the vacant sight.
I don't know how you caught me, but don't let go.
I know we belong, but how can it be so?
You left me alone, and now I'm so confused.
I really want something to happen; I just don't want to be used.
Maybe this will work out, but you need to tell me how you feel.
Until then I'll wait, sitting on pins and needles.
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Submitted on March 14, 2014
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | AABCDDEEFFGH |
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Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
Characters | 583 |
Words | 123 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 12 |
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