Storm Over the Ocean

Steve Cochrane 1955 (Cape)



Anxiety, a mighty storm
Still rages down on me.
Its pressure drops on me until
Depression churns my sea.

The dark gray clouds that float above,
Meander through my mind
While throwing fits of bolts at each
Tsunami that I find.

Oh, unrelenting, angry host,
I will not let you drown
My hope that keeps me still afloat,
Though ships cannot be found.

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Anxiety

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Written on July 05, 2023

Submitted by stevec.24118 on July 06, 2023

Modified by stevec.24118 on July 06, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XAXA XBXB XXXX
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 347
Words 71
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4

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