screaming in a full-body cast
trapped
in perpetual agony
silently
I scream for morphine
click
click
click
that's my ration
barely numbs
the full-body achin'
death is what I truly want
so only I should take the brunt
of this endless anger
this seething rage
it's time to end this endless age
a bubble in my vein should do the trick
but I can't move enough
to touch my withered d*ck
frozen in a prone position
spouting lines of sick sedition
screaming at the T.V. screen
thrown up so much my puke is bile green
maybe I can choke on that
the vitals alarm barely brings them back
whatever happened to Kevorkian?
I'm already dead, stick a fork in
cannibalism would be an honor
forget it, I'm poison
don't even bother
click
click
click
click
click
but nothing comes through
I wish I could move
to kill the respirator too
my window looks out
onto a roof
tracks in the snow
a cloven hoof
where have you been, Jesus?
my savior
he looks in and laughs
like he's doing a favor
at least the d*mn devil visits every night
at least he's around
at least alright
ensuring my place in the fiery hell
let's get this thing done with
can't you tell that I'm hopeless?
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Submitted on October 15, 2013
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | xaabCCCdea xxfgg cxcdd bbxx dxfdf CCCCChxh xixi efef jxj xxe |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 1,067 |
Words | 211 |
Stanzas | 10 |
Stanza Lengths | 10, 5, 5, 4, 5, 8, 4, 4, 3, 3 |
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