The Dirt Road
I am traveling down a dusty road
Unable to turn back
There have been many wondrous sights along the way
I desire to return
But I am being pushed down this path, unable to stop
I think I can see the end approaching
I need to turn around now
I think I lost something along the way
Stop pushing! I don't want to go that way!
The sun is behind me and darkness lies ahead!
I am lost in this dingy crowd
Swallowed up by the earth and spit to the side
Like a wounded bird unable to leave the ground
I crawl along this path
Waiting to reach the end
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Submitted on August 28, 2012
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 526 |
Words | 111 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 15 |
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