Turn the Knife



The knife plunges into my heart
cold spreading out
with a twist of the knife
the emptiness builds
my heart stops
my breath catches
another turn of the knife
and a part of me dies
the darkness pulls at me
one more turn of the knife
the light fades
my sacrifice complete
one last turn of the knife
my soul grows cold
sacrificed on the alter of another 
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Submitted on May 01, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABCDEFCGHCIJCKL
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 337
Words 68
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 15

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Currently living in North Vernon IN. Been writing as a hobby for a few years now. Would love to go back to school, but can't find the time. Prefer to write about darker, more depressing things...some call me pessimistic...I prefer the term realist more…

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