Cliff



I desire
To witness more through my eyes,
So that I can fix
All that is broken inside.
Time moves quickly,
Slipping away,
And you might miss the part
Of me that will stay.

For a lengthy time,
I have been struggling
To carry this burden,
It has slowly been destroying
My other half,
My soulmate,
My person,
My muse.
Here I am,
Overlooking the edge of a cliff,
If I fall,
it will be a long way down
From where we made our pledge.
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Written on June 04, 2023

Submitted by JoeStrickland on June 04, 2023

Modified by JoeStrickland on June 04, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XXXAXBXB XCDCXADXXXXXX
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 440
Words 106
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 8, 13

Joe Strickland

Writer from South Carolina. Recently signed first publishing contract and is waiting for release date of first collection of poetry. I've never written a poem while completely sober. You can follow me on Twitter/X @JoeStricklandAU more…

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