Situational Ethics (Part 5 of 17)



With no inspiration
I find no words
I've lost my heart
For lack of love.

The one I treasure
Would seem so distant
Her heavenly image
High above.

It seems when we fall
That is when we hurt ourselves the most.
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Submitted by atramentous_w on July 03, 2013

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XXXA XXXA XX
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 198
Words 41
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 2

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