Laika



When our eyes first met -
At the karaoke pub,
The night sky once dark -
As my thoughts back then
Became light blue back again;

You were the only star up there.
Shining bright as Venus
Waving me like the Moon;
And as a satellite
You used me a couple times -

Then rid me off.
Leaving me in the cold -
Cold void,
That I still call “my heart”;
Stuck to the star
I do still love -
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Written on January 21, 2024

Submitted by cowoods on November 28, 2024

Modified by cowoods on November 28, 2024

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XXXAA XXXXX XXXXXX
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 382
Words 90
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 5, 5, 6

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