I quit my job.



I quit.

I did.

I’m not in that jail of ideals any longer.

I’m going to have to get a job
in a cafe or a pub
or my local Aldi -
and see if I can survive
on the outskirts of
my life.


Floating.


Harmless.


Like a bath-tub contained squid.


I’m SO glad I did.


Writing,
and music,
and art
are more important
than anything else
I ever did.


Let’s run away.


October?

Sounds good.



See ya soon, kid.
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Written on September 06, 2024

Submitted by Vencejo on September 06, 2024

Modified by Vencejo on October 22, 2024

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Quick analysis:

Scheme X XXXXXX A A XXXXXA X A
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 431
Words 119
Stanzas 7
Stanza Lengths 1, 6, 1, 1, 6, 1, 1

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