In December
I am standing at the edge of nothing.
I am at the edge of a cliff,
the ground behind me has fallen away.
As I look down,
all I can see is,
the emptiness,
the darkness,
the nothingness.
I know that it is calling me.
This dark, empty nothing.
And I will answer.
Whether pushed,
or I fall,
or I jump.
I will answer that call.
Into that nothing.
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Submitted on March 24, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 326 |
Words | 69 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 8, 3, 3, 2 |
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