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On a Precipice

Arthur Weil

On a precipice
The edge
Abyss below
Cautious walk on path
Conscious of life and death
Separated by one last breath
So we make our way
Knowing full well
That what comes next
It is the uncertainty
Feelings, dreamlike
Not blind to ourselves
If you dig too deep into the soul
The dangerous, honest truth will soon come out
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Submitted by arthurweil on December 20, 2021

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Scheme ABCDEEFGHIJKLMN
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 327
Words 61
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 15
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