Dark Lullaby
Naivete
in life
brings terror
to dreams
The psyche
wide open
a victim
to scheme
The innocent
notion
belief
to defile
Asleep
in the
nursery
—where monsters run wild
(Dreamsleep: January, 2024)
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Submitted by KurtPhilipBehm on January 13, 2024
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| Characters | 198 |
| Words | 36 |
| Stanzas | 5 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 1 |
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