Not Easy Living
My mind's lost in the clouds
Yet my soul's lost in the skies
My ears hearing the hello's
Yet my eyes are seeing the wave goodbyes
Alone and confused
Trying to piece things together
Rain drops on my head
As I lay hopeless in this bad weather
I wanted this to be the last
But the obstacles got in the way
I guess I was playing a game
That I never agreed to play
I was up at bat
Ready to hit the winning home run
But I struck out
And what I envisioned never begun
Believe in what you believe in
Fight for whatever you care about
Never give up hope when you're down
Or you'll be the next one striking out...
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Submitted by Slimjim17 on January 30, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | ABAB XCXC XDXD XEFE XFXF |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 584 |
Words | 123 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
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