Sweet Fulfillment ('09)
To know and when to tell.
To feel and fear it might me real.
Far too fast such boundaries fell
for denying a reveal.
Steal me quick from risk.
Know how delicate the break.
In spite, I’m flushed refusing
sweet fulfillment of my ache.
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Submitted on May 01, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | ABAB XCXC |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 227 |
Words | 44 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4 |
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