The Ocean Blue
I am sinking again.
I floated to the top
only to discover a blank sea;
Well, mostly blank anyways.
I saw birds, but they flew away.
I saw boats filled with love and laughter,
but they also made no course in my direction.
I stare at the blue sky as I wonder,
of all the stories told to my younger mind
about all the happiness and love;
that I would be burdened with
once I grew to be a young man.
As I sink back into that dark ocean blue,
that I know all too well,
I only wish that I knew:
that those burdens
were the true meaning of life itself.
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Written on December 23, 2021
Submitted by nicholasr.87092 on December 23, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | XXXX XAX AXXXX BXBXX |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 550 |
Words | 129 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 3, 5, 5 |
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