No Dream



Holding myself in
I burn and writh with mortal sin
Ache fills my soul so deep
Tightly sealed my lips do not seep
Cringing trying not to scream
Through hot tears I see no gleam
Reality reveals this is no dream
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Submitted on May 01, 2011

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Scheme AABBCCC
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 202
Words 41
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 7

Esther Jacks

My name is Esther Jacks. I love to paint, draw and write poetry.Please feel free to comment on any of my poems and view my website: www.EsthersArt.com more…

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