Paint Brush
Never may I be the same again
And neither will my heart be wholesome twice,
As a single man among sordid men
Begging for a better tomorrow
Which will never be gained
And neither will it be lost,
As the paint brush is drained
Of all its colours
8/22/13 ~ Erwin Jung
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Submitted on October 15, 2013
Modified on April 04, 2023
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| Scheme | ABAX CXCB X |
|---|---|
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 256 |
| Words | 52 |
| Stanzas | 3 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 1 |
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