I shy away
Heather Lydia Thornhill 1981 (Manchester)
I feel I have a lot to say
But in my heart I shy away
I see the fields they're calling me
So lush and green too wet to lay
I search myself in others traits
Finding things I no longer need
But walk away with such a greed
As if they'd still planted their seed
I have to look but stare, not I
For surely it could make them cry
Or force some grudge to its dismount
And bring the fury to their eye
Though I swiftly think I cannot lie
I want to ask you who am I
You always seem to reveal me
Eventually hating me
How can I trust humanity
If all I do is shy away
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Written on December 27, 2023
Submitted by heathert.34240 on December 27, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 554 |
Words | 121 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 18 |
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