Night Shift
The night shift in the hospital morgue
The clock on the wall strikes midnight
And also strikes a chill
Not much to do
Just walk back and forth down the halls
Occasionally tapping lightly
A drum beat on the walls
Awaking something sinister
And one by one the lights down the hall
Go out with a spark
And within seconds
The whole floor is dark
The temperature drops as you run blindly
Hoping to find your office
To get your flashlight and try to find me
But it's to late
Because as you reach the door
I grab you and drag you down with me forevermore
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Written on January 30, 2023
Submitted by njcou396 on January 30, 2023
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | XXXXABAC XDXDBXBXXC |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 548 |
Words | 107 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 8, 10 |
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