Icon fail



I used to look up to you
Admire, copy, trust.
To worship too!

Until, one day...

You left me in the dust
By looking down on me.
Now in my books

You're last...

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A short poem on disappointment

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Written on February 18, 2019

Submitted by FlorinMarksteiner on January 31, 2024

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABA X BXX
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 160
Words 40
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 3, 1, 3

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